Developer documentation
We welcome your contributions to the OpenSearch Project. Here are some helpful links to explore the OpenSearch repositories and learn how to contribute:
- OpenSearch Project GitHub repo
- Javadoc documentation
- Getting started as an OpenSearch contributor
- OpenSearch Dashboards Developer Guide
- OpenSearch release schedule and maintenance policy
- OpenSearch Project roadmap
- OpenSearch Community Forum
What’s new
New in version 2.9, OpenSearch introduces extensions—an easier-to-develop and more secure alternative to plugins—to simplify creating custom functionality for OpenSearch. To learn more about building extensions using OpenSearch SDK for Java, see Extensions.