--- title: "Why we killed Riak Search, and what we're doing instead - Nicholas Adams" url: https://daily.dev/posts/why-we-killed-riak-search-and-what-we-re-doing-instead---nicholas-adams-pf9x8pnwk source_url: https://erlangforums.com/t/why-we-killed-riak-search-and-what-were-doing-instead-nicholas-adams-code-beam-europe/5857 type: article source: "Erlang Forums" published: 2026-08-12T13:00:36.978Z updated: 2026-08-12T13:00:52.833Z tags: ["backend", "distributed-systems", "erlang"] reading_time: 1 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Why we killed Riak Search, and what we're doing instead - Nicholas Adams **[Erlang Forums](https://daily.dev/sources/erlangforums)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A conference talk announcement from Code BEAM Europe covering the decision to retire Riak Search and the replacement approach the team is pursuing instead. Details are not included in the listing itself, only the talk title and an invitation to comment. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Code BEAM Europe - Learning Resources / Talks - Elixir Programming Language Forum](https://daily.dev/posts/code-beam-europe---learning-resources-talks---elixir-programming-language-forum-farux0imz) · Elixir Forum · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Code BEAM Europe 2025 - Learning Resources / Talks - Erlang Forums](https://daily.dev/posts/code-beam-europe-2025---learning-resources-talks---erlang-forums-3xmgpknqb) · Erlang Forums · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Code BEAM Europe - Learning Resources / Talks - Erlang Forums](https://daily.dev/posts/code-beam-europe---learning-resources-talks---erlang-forums-9enfwlsbg) · Erlang Forums · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#backend](https://daily.dev/tags/backend), [#distributed-systems](https://daily.dev/tags/distributed-systems), [#erlang](https://daily.dev/tags/erlang) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/why-we-killed-riak-search-and-what-we-re-doing-instead---nicholas-adams-pf9x8pnwk)