Deployments and Infrastructure > DynamoDB-Only Dev Environments
DynamoDB-Only Dev Environments
Skip OpenSearch in development and use DynamoDB-only to reduce cost and complexity.
- how to run DynamoDB-only in dev while using DynamoDB + OpenSearch in production
Overview
Deploying an OpenSearch domain for every development environment adds cost and infrastructure overhead. Since Webiny maintains feature parity between its DynamoDB-only and DynamoDB + OpenSearch setups, you can safely skip OpenSearch in dev without losing functionality.
The pattern is straightforward: add the <Infra.OpenSearch> extension only for the environments that need it.
Configuration
When no <Infra.OpenSearch> extension is present for an environment, Webiny deploys that environment with DynamoDB-only.
If your team does need OpenSearch in dev — for example to test search-specific behaviour or to share a dev environment — see Shared OpenSearch Cluster.