diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 7f7f3ba..4f46e9e 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ EOT
 
 COPY bin bin
 COPY lib lib
+COPY conf conf
 COPY *.conf .
 
 ENV PERL5LIB="/app/local/lib/perl5:/app/lib" PATH="/app/local/bin:${PATH}"
diff --git a/bin/backup.pl b/bin/backup.pl
index 7fefd28..6367028 100644
--- a/bin/backup.pl
+++ b/bin/backup.pl
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 );
 
 # setup
-my $home = path( home() );
+my $home = home();
 
 run_restore() if $restore;
 run_purge()   if $purge;
diff --git a/bin/cpan_testers.pl b/bin/cpan_testers.pl
index 04530d9..4ceaf79 100644
--- a/bin/cpan_testers.pl
+++ b/bin/cpan_testers.pl
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@
 );
 
 # setup
-
-# XXX fix hardcoded path
 my $home = home();
 
 my $db
diff --git a/bin/mapping.pl b/bin/mapping.pl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..830442c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/mapping.pl
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+
+use Cpanel::JSON::XS qw< decode_json >;
+use Getopt::Long;
+use MetaCPAN::Mapper;
+use MetaCPAN::Ingest qw< home >;
+
+my ( $index, $cmd );
+GetOptions(
+    "index=s" => \$index,
+    "cmd=s"   => \$cmd,
+);
+die "cmd can only be one of: 'create', 'delete'\n"
+    unless grep { $cmd eq $_ } qw< create delete >;
+
+# setup
+my $type = $index;
+
+my $mapper = MetaCPAN::Mapper->new();
+
+$mapper->index_delete($index)
+    if $mapper->index_exists($index);
+
+if ( $cmd eq 'create' ) {
+    my $home = home();
+    my $map_file = $home->child('conf/es/' . $index . '/mapping.json');
+    my $mapping = decode_json $map_file->slurp();
+
+    $mapper->index_create($index);
+    $mapper->index_put_mapping($index, $type, $mapping);
+}
diff --git a/conf/es/account/mapping.json b/conf/es/account/mapping.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0b4e925
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf/es/account/mapping.json
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+{
+    "dynamic": false,
+    "properties": {
+        "access_token": {
+            "dynamic": true,
+            "properties": {
+                "client": {
+                    "ignore_above": 2048,
+                    "index": "not_analyzed",
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "token": {
+                    "ignore_above": 2048,
+                    "index": "not_analyzed",
+                    "type": "string"
+                }
+            }
+        },
+        "code": {
+            "ignore_above": 2048,
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "id": {
+            "ignore_above": 2048,
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "identity": {
+            "dynamic": false,
+            "properties": {
+                "key": {
+                    "ignore_above": 2048,
+                    "index": "not_analyzed",
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "name": {
+                    "ignore_above": 2048,
+                    "index": "not_analyzed",
+                    "type": "string"
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/conf/es/account/settings.json b/conf/es/account/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c90ef6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf/es/account/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+    "mapper": {
+        "dynamic": "false"
+    },
+    "number_of_replicas": 1,
+    "number_of_shards": 1,
+    "refresh_interval": "1s"
+}
diff --git a/conf/es/author/mapping.json b/conf/es/author/mapping.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad9278a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf/es/author/mapping.json
@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+{
+    "dynamic": false,
+    "properties": {
+        "asciiname": {
+            "fields": {
+                "analyzed": {
+                    "analyzer": "standard",
+                    "fielddata": {
+                        "format": "disabled"
+                    },
+                    "store": true,
+                    "type": "string"
+                }
+            },
+            "ignore_above": 2048,
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "blog": {
+            "dynamic": true,
+            "properties": {
+                "feed": {
+                    "ignore_above": 2048,
+                    "index": "not_analyzed",
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "url": {
+                    "ignore_above": 2048,
+                    "index": "not_analyzed",
+                    "type": "string"
+                }
+            }
+        },
+        "city": {
+            "ignore_above": 2048,
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "country": {
+            "ignore_above": 2048,
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "donation": {
+            "dynamic": true,
+            "properties": {
+                "id": {
+                    "ignore_above": 2048,
+                    "index": "not_analyzed",
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "name": {
+                    "ignore_above": 2048,
+                    "index": "not_analyzed",
+                    "type": "string"
+                }
+            }
+        },
+        "email": {
+            "ignore_above": 2048,
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "gravatar_url": {
+            "ignore_above": 2048,
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "is_pause_custodial_account": {
+            "type": "boolean"
+        },
+        "location": {
+            "type": "geo_point"
+        },
+        "name": {
+            "fields": {
+                "analyzed": {
+                    "analyzer": "standard",
+                    "fielddata": {
+                        "format": "disabled"
+                    },
+                    "store": true,
+                    "type": "string"
+                }
+            },
+            "ignore_above": 2048,
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "pauseid": {
+            "ignore_above": 2048,
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "perlmongers": {
+            "dynamic": true,
+            "properties": {
+                "name": {
+                    "ignore_above": 2048,
+                    "index": "not_analyzed",
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "url": {
+                    "ignore_above": 2048,
+                    "index": "not_analyzed",
+                    "type": "string"
+                }
+            }
+        },
+        "profile": {
+            "dynamic": false,
+            "include_in_root": true,
+            "properties": {
+                "id": {
+                    "fields": {
+                        "analyzed": {
+                            "analyzer": "simple",
+                            "fielddata": {
+                                "format": "disabled"
+                            },
+                            "store": true,
+                            "type": "string"
+                        }
+                    },
+                    "ignore_above": 2048,
+                    "index": "not_analyzed",
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "name": {
+                    "ignore_above": 2048,
+                    "index": "not_analyzed",
+                    "type": "string"
+                }
+            },
+            "type": "nested"
+        },
+        "region": {
+            "ignore_above": 2048,
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "updated": {
+            "format": "strict_date_optional_time||epoch_millis",
+            "type": "date"
+        },
+        "user": {
+            "ignore_above": 2048,
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "website": {
+            "ignore_above": 2048,
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/conf/es/author/settings.json b/conf/es/author/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c90ef6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf/es/author/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+    "mapper": {
+        "dynamic": "false"
+    },
+    "number_of_replicas": 1,
+    "number_of_shards": 1,
+    "refresh_interval": "1s"
+}
diff --git a/conf/es/contributor/mapping.json b/conf/es/contributor/mapping.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0405a44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf/es/contributor/mapping.json
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+{
+    "dynamic": false,
+    "properties": {
+        "distribution": {
+            "ignore_above": 2048,
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "pauseid": {
+            "ignore_above": 2048,
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "name": {
+            "ignore_above": 2048,
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "email": {
+            "ignore_above": 2048,
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "release_author": {
+            "ignore_above": 2048,
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "release_name": {
+            "ignore_above": 2048,
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/conf/es/contributor/settings.json b/conf/es/contributor/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c90ef6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf/es/contributor/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+    "mapper": {
+        "dynamic": "false"
+    },
+    "number_of_replicas": 1,
+    "number_of_shards": 1,
+    "refresh_interval": "1s"
+}
diff --git a/conf/es/cover/mapping.json b/conf/es/cover/mapping.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e0a6a61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf/es/cover/mapping.json
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+{
+    "dynamic": false,
+    "properties": {
+        "criteria": {
+            "dynamic": true,
+            "properties": {
+                "branch": {
+                    "type": "float"
+                },
+                "condition": {
+                    "type": "float"
+                },
+                "statement": {
+                    "type": "float"
+                },
+                "subroutine": {
+                    "type": "float"
+                },
+                "total": {
+                    "type": "float"
+                }
+            }
+        },
+        "distribution": {
+            "ignore_above": 2048,
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "release": {
+            "ignore_above": 2048,
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "version": {
+            "ignore_above": 2048,
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/conf/es/cover/settings.json b/conf/es/cover/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c90ef6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf/es/cover/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+    "mapper": {
+        "dynamic": "false"
+    },
+    "number_of_replicas": 1,
+    "number_of_shards": 1,
+    "refresh_interval": "1s"
+}
diff --git a/conf/es/cve/mapping.json b/conf/es/cve/mapping.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4f34920
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf/es/cve/mapping.json
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+{
+    "dynamic": false,
+    "properties": {
+        "affected_versions": {
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "cpansa_id": {
+            "ignore_above": 2048,
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "cves": {
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "description": {
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "distribution": {
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "references": {
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "releases": {
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "reported": {
+            "format": "strict_date_optional_time||epoch_millis",
+            "type": "date"
+        },
+        "severity": {
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "versions": {
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/conf/es/cve/settings.json b/conf/es/cve/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c90ef6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf/es/cve/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+    "mapper": {
+        "dynamic": "false"
+    },
+    "number_of_replicas": 1,
+    "number_of_shards": 1,
+    "refresh_interval": "1s"
+}
diff --git a/conf/es/distribution/mapping.json b/conf/es/distribution/mapping.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..333927a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf/es/distribution/mapping.json
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+{
+    "dynamic": false,
+    "properties": {
+        "bugs": {
+            "dynamic": true,
+            "properties": {
+                "github": {
+                    "dynamic": true,
+                    "properties": {
+                        "active": {
+                            "type": "integer"
+                        },
+                        "closed": {
+                            "type": "integer"
+                        },
+                        "open": {
+                            "type": "integer"
+                        },
+                        "source": {
+                            "ignore_above": 2048,
+                            "index": "not_analyzed",
+                            "type": "string"
+                        }
+                    }
+                },
+                "rt": {
+                    "dynamic": true,
+                    "properties": {
+                        "active": {
+                            "type": "integer"
+                        },
+                        "closed": {
+                            "type": "integer"
+                        },
+                        "new": {
+                            "type": "integer"
+                        },
+                        "open": {
+                            "type": "integer"
+                        },
+                        "patched": {
+                            "type": "integer"
+                        },
+                        "rejected": {
+                            "type": "integer"
+                        },
+                        "resolved": {
+                            "type": "integer"
+                        },
+                        "source": {
+                            "ignore_above": 2048,
+                            "index": "not_analyzed",
+                            "type": "string"
+                        },
+                        "stalled": {
+                            "type": "integer"
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        },
+        "external_package": {
+            "dynamic": true,
+            "properties": {
+                "cygwin": {
+                    "ignore_above": 2048,
+                    "index": "not_analyzed",
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "debian": {
+                    "ignore_above": 2048,
+                    "index": "not_analyzed",
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "fedora": {
+                    "ignore_above": 2048,
+                    "index": "not_analyzed",
+                    "type": "string"
+                }
+            }
+        },
+        "name": {
+            "ignore_above": 2048,
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "repo": {
+            "dynamic": true,
+            "properties": {
+                "github": {
+                    "dynamic": true,
+                    "properties": {
+                        "stars": {
+                            "type": "integer"
+                        },
+                        "watchers": {
+                            "type": "integer"
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        },
+        "river": {
+            "dynamic": true,
+            "properties": {
+                "bucket": {
+                    "type": "integer"
+                },
+                "bus_factor": {
+                    "type": "integer"
+                },
+                "immediate": {
+                    "type": "integer"
+                },
+                "total": {
+                    "type": "integer"
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/conf/es/distribution/settings.json b/conf/es/distribution/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c90ef6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf/es/distribution/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+    "mapper": {
+        "dynamic": "false"
+    },
+    "number_of_replicas": 1,
+    "number_of_shards": 1,
+    "refresh_interval": "1s"
+}
diff --git a/conf/es/favorite/mapping.json b/conf/es/favorite/mapping.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aeff5b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf/es/favorite/mapping.json
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+{
+    "dynamic": false,
+    "properties": {
+        "author": {
+            "ignore_above": 2048,
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "date": {
+            "format": "strict_date_optional_time||epoch_millis",
+            "type": "date"
+        },
+        "distribution": {
+            "ignore_above": 2048,
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "id": {
+            "ignore_above": 2048,
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "release": {
+            "ignore_above": 2048,
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "user": {
+            "ignore_above": 2048,
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/conf/es/favorite/settings.json b/conf/es/favorite/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c90ef6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf/es/favorite/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+    "mapper": {
+        "dynamic": "false"
+    },
+    "number_of_replicas": 1,
+    "number_of_shards": 1,
+    "refresh_interval": "1s"
+}
diff --git a/conf/es/file/mapping.json b/conf/es/file/mapping.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5374d9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf/es/file/mapping.json
@@ -0,0 +1,293 @@
+{
+    "dynamic": false,
+    "properties": {
+        "abstract": {
+            "fields": {
+                "analyzed": {
+                    "analyzer": "standard",
+                    "fielddata": {
+                        "format": "disabled"
+                    },
+                    "store": true,
+                    "type": "string"
+                }
+            },
+            "ignore_above": 2048,
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "author": {
+            "ignore_above": 2048,
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "authorized": {
+            "type": "boolean"
+        },
+        "binary": {
+            "type": "boolean"
+        },
+        "date": {
+            "format": "strict_date_optional_time||epoch_millis",
+            "type": "date"
+        },
+        "deprecated": {
+            "type": "boolean"
+        },
+        "description": {
+            "ignore_above": 2048,
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "dir": {
+            "ignore_above": 2048,
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "directory": {
+            "type": "boolean"
+        },
+        "dist_fav_count": {
+            "type": "integer"
+        },
+        "distribution": {
+            "fields": {
+                "analyzed": {
+                    "analyzer": "standard",
+                    "fielddata": {
+                        "format": "disabled"
+                    },
+                    "store": true,
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "camelcase": {
+                    "analyzer": "camelcase",
+                    "store": true,
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "lowercase": {
+                    "analyzer": "lowercase",
+                    "store": true,
+                    "type": "string"
+                }
+            },
+            "ignore_above": 2048,
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "documentation": {
+            "fields": {
+                "analyzed": {
+                    "analyzer": "standard",
+                    "fielddata": {
+                        "format": "disabled"
+                    },
+                    "store": true,
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "camelcase": {
+                    "analyzer": "camelcase",
+                    "store": true,
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "edge": {
+                    "analyzer": "edge",
+                    "store": true,
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "edge_camelcase": {
+                    "analyzer": "edge_camelcase",
+                    "store": true,
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "lowercase": {
+                    "analyzer": "lowercase",
+                    "store": true,
+                    "type": "string"
+                }
+            },
+            "ignore_above": 2048,
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "documentation_length": {
+            "type": "integer"
+        },
+        "download_url": {
+            "ignore_above": 2048,
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "id": {
+            "ignore_above": 2048,
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "indexed": {
+            "type": "boolean"
+        },
+        "level": {
+            "type": "integer"
+        },
+        "maturity": {
+            "ignore_above": 2048,
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "mime": {
+            "ignore_above": 2048,
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "module": {
+            "dynamic": false,
+            "include_in_root": true,
+            "properties": {
+                "associated_pod": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "authorized": {
+                    "type": "boolean"
+                },
+                "indexed": {
+                    "type": "boolean"
+                },
+                "name": {
+                    "fields": {
+                        "analyzed": {
+                            "analyzer": "standard",
+                            "fielddata": {
+                                "format": "disabled"
+                            },
+                            "store": true,
+                            "type": "string"
+                        },
+                        "camelcase": {
+                            "analyzer": "camelcase",
+                            "store": true,
+                            "type": "string"
+                        },
+                        "lowercase": {
+                            "analyzer": "lowercase",
+                            "store": true,
+                            "type": "string"
+                        }
+                    },
+                    "ignore_above": 2048,
+                    "index": "not_analyzed",
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "version": {
+                    "ignore_above": 2048,
+                    "index": "not_analyzed",
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "version_numified": {
+                    "type": "float"
+                }
+            },
+            "type": "nested"
+        },
+        "name": {
+            "ignore_above": 2048,
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "path": {
+            "ignore_above": 2048,
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "pod": {
+            "analyzer": "standard",
+            "doc_values": false,
+            "fields": {
+                "analyzed": {
+                    "analyzer": "standard",
+                    "doc_values": false,
+                    "index": "analyzed",
+                    "type": "string"
+                }
+            },
+            "index": "analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "pod_lines": {
+            "doc_values": true,
+            "ignore_above": 2048,
+            "index": "no",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "release": {
+            "fields": {
+                "analyzed": {
+                    "analyzer": "standard",
+                    "fielddata": {
+                        "format": "disabled"
+                    },
+                    "store": true,
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "camelcase": {
+                    "analyzer": "camelcase",
+                    "store": true,
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "lowercase": {
+                    "analyzer": "lowercase",
+                    "store": true,
+                    "type": "string"
+                }
+            },
+            "ignore_above": 2048,
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "sloc": {
+            "type": "integer"
+        },
+        "slop": {
+            "type": "integer"
+        },
+        "stat": {
+            "dynamic": true,
+            "properties": {
+                "gid": {
+                    "type": "long"
+                },
+                "mode": {
+                    "type": "integer"
+                },
+                "mtime": {
+                    "type": "integer"
+                },
+                "size": {
+                    "type": "integer"
+                },
+                "uid": {
+                    "type": "long"
+                }
+            }
+        },
+        "status": {
+            "ignore_above": 2048,
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "suggest": {
+            "analyzer": "simple",
+            "max_input_length": 50,
+            "preserve_position_increments": true,
+            "preserve_separators": true,
+            "type": "completion"
+        },
+        "version": {
+            "ignore_above": 2048,
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "version_numified": {
+            "type": "float"
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/conf/es/file/settings.json b/conf/es/file/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1d48454
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf/es/file/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+{
+    "analysis": {
+        "analyzer": {
+            "camelcase": {
+                "filter": [
+                    "lowercase",
+                    "unique"
+                ],
+                "tokenizer": "camelcase",
+                "type": "custom"
+            },
+            "edge": {
+                "filter": [
+                    "lowercase",
+                    "edge"
+                ],
+                "tokenizer": "standard",
+                "type": "custom"
+            },
+            "edge_camelcase": {
+                "filter": [
+                    "lowercase",
+                    "edge"
+                ],
+                "tokenizer": "camelcase",
+                "type": "custom"
+            },
+            "fulltext": {
+                "type": "english"
+            },
+            "lowercase": {
+                "filter": "lowercase",
+                "tokenizer": "keyword"
+            }
+        },
+        "filter": {
+            "edge": {
+                "max_gram": "20",
+                "min_gram": "1",
+                "type": "edge_ngram"
+            }
+        },
+        "tokenizer": {
+            "camelcase": {
+                "pattern": "([^\\p{L}\\d]+)|(?<=\\D)(?=\\d)|(?<=\\d)(?=\\D)|(?<=[\\p{L}&&[^\\p{Lu}]])(?=\\p{Lu})|(?<=\\p{Lu})(?=\\p{Lu}[\\p{L}&&[^\\p{Lu}]])",
+                "type": "pattern"
+            }
+        }
+    },
+    "mapper": {
+        "dynamic": "false"
+    },
+    "number_of_replicas": 1,
+    "number_of_shards": 1,
+    "refresh_interval": "1s"
+}
diff --git a/conf/es/mirror/mapping.json b/conf/es/mirror/mapping.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..09f2d85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf/es/mirror/mapping.json
@@ -0,0 +1,166 @@
+{
+    "dynamic": false,
+    "properties": {
+        "A_or_CNAME": {
+            "ignore_above": 2048,
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "aka_name": {
+            "ignore_above": 2048,
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "ccode": {
+            "ignore_above": 2048,
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "city": {
+            "fields": {
+                "analyzed": {
+                    "analyzer": "standard",
+                    "fielddata": {
+                        "format": "disabled"
+                    },
+                    "store": true,
+                    "type": "string"
+                }
+            },
+            "ignore_above": 2048,
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "contact": {
+            "dynamic": false,
+            "properties": {
+                "contact_site": {
+                    "ignore_above": 2048,
+                    "index": "not_analyzed",
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "contact_user": {
+                    "ignore_above": 2048,
+                    "index": "not_analyzed",
+                    "type": "string"
+                }
+            }
+        },
+        "continent": {
+            "fields": {
+                "analyzed": {
+                    "analyzer": "standard",
+                    "fielddata": {
+                        "format": "disabled"
+                    },
+                    "store": true,
+                    "type": "string"
+                }
+            },
+            "ignore_above": 2048,
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "country": {
+            "fields": {
+                "analyzed": {
+                    "analyzer": "standard",
+                    "fielddata": {
+                        "format": "disabled"
+                    },
+                    "store": true,
+                    "type": "string"
+                }
+            },
+            "ignore_above": 2048,
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "dnsrr": {
+            "ignore_above": 2048,
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "freq": {
+            "ignore_above": 2048,
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "ftp": {
+            "ignore_above": 2048,
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "http": {
+            "ignore_above": 2048,
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "inceptdate": {
+            "format": "strict_date_optional_time||epoch_millis",
+            "type": "date"
+        },
+        "location": {
+            "type": "geo_point"
+        },
+        "name": {
+            "ignore_above": 2048,
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "note": {
+            "ignore_above": 2048,
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "org": {
+            "fields": {
+                "analyzed": {
+                    "analyzer": "standard",
+                    "fielddata": {
+                        "format": "disabled"
+                    },
+                    "store": true,
+                    "type": "string"
+                }
+            },
+            "ignore_above": 2048,
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "region": {
+            "fields": {
+                "analyzed": {
+                    "analyzer": "standard",
+                    "fielddata": {
+                        "format": "disabled"
+                    },
+                    "store": true,
+                    "type": "string"
+                }
+            },
+            "ignore_above": 2048,
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "reitredate": {
+            "format": "strict_date_optional_time||epoch_millis",
+            "type": "date"
+        },
+        "rsync": {
+            "ignore_above": 2048,
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "src": {
+            "ignore_above": 2048,
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "tz": {
+            "ignore_above": 2048,
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/conf/es/mirror/settings.json b/conf/es/mirror/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c90ef6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf/es/mirror/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+    "mapper": {
+        "dynamic": "false"
+    },
+    "number_of_replicas": 1,
+    "number_of_shards": 1,
+    "refresh_interval": "1s"
+}
diff --git a/conf/es/package/mapping.json b/conf/es/package/mapping.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..82dacee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf/es/package/mapping.json
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+{
+    "dynamic": false,
+    "properties": {
+        "author": {
+            "ignore_above": 2048,
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "dist_version": {
+            "ignore_above": 2048,
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "distribution": {
+            "ignore_above": 2048,
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "file": {
+            "ignore_above": 2048,
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "module_name": {
+            "ignore_above": 2048,
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "version": {
+            "ignore_above": 2048,
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/conf/es/package/settings.json b/conf/es/package/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c90ef6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf/es/package/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+    "mapper": {
+        "dynamic": "false"
+    },
+    "number_of_replicas": 1,
+    "number_of_shards": 1,
+    "refresh_interval": "1s"
+}
diff --git a/conf/es/permission/mapping.json b/conf/es/permission/mapping.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..688f56b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf/es/permission/mapping.json
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{
+    "dynamic": false,
+    "properties": {
+        "co_maintainers": {
+            "ignore_above": 2048,
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "module_name": {
+            "ignore_above": 2048,
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "owner": {
+            "ignore_above": 2048,
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/conf/es/permission/settings.json b/conf/es/permission/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c90ef6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf/es/permission/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+    "mapper": {
+        "dynamic": "false"
+    },
+    "number_of_replicas": 1,
+    "number_of_shards": 1,
+    "refresh_interval": "1s"
+}
diff --git a/conf/es/release/mapping.json b/conf/es/release/mapping.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fb75ac8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf/es/release/mapping.json
@@ -0,0 +1,271 @@
+{
+    "dynamic": false,
+    "properties": {
+        "abstract": {
+            "fields": {
+                "analyzed": {
+                    "analyzer": "standard",
+                    "fielddata": {
+                        "format": "disabled"
+                    },
+                    "store": true,
+                    "type": "string"
+                }
+            },
+            "ignore_above": 2048,
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "archive": {
+            "ignore_above": 2048,
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "author": {
+            "ignore_above": 2048,
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "authorized": {
+            "type": "boolean"
+        },
+        "changes_file": {
+            "ignore_above": 2048,
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "checksum_md5": {
+            "ignore_above": 2048,
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "checksum_sha256": {
+            "ignore_above": 2048,
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "date": {
+            "format": "strict_date_optional_time||epoch_millis",
+            "type": "date"
+        },
+        "dependency": {
+            "dynamic": false,
+            "include_in_root": true,
+            "properties": {
+                "module": {
+                    "ignore_above": 2048,
+                    "index": "not_analyzed",
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "phase": {
+                    "ignore_above": 2048,
+                    "index": "not_analyzed",
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "relationship": {
+                    "ignore_above": 2048,
+                    "index": "not_analyzed",
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "version": {
+                    "ignore_above": 2048,
+                    "index": "not_analyzed",
+                    "type": "string"
+                }
+            },
+            "type": "nested"
+        },
+        "deprecated": {
+            "type": "boolean"
+        },
+        "distribution": {
+            "fields": {
+                "analyzed": {
+                    "analyzer": "standard",
+                    "fielddata": {
+                        "format": "disabled"
+                    },
+                    "store": true,
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "camelcase": {
+                    "analyzer": "camelcase",
+                    "store": true,
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "lowercase": {
+                    "analyzer": "lowercase",
+                    "store": true,
+                    "type": "string"
+                }
+            },
+            "ignore_above": 2048,
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "download_url": {
+            "ignore_above": 2048,
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "first": {
+            "type": "boolean"
+        },
+        "id": {
+            "ignore_above": 2048,
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "license": {
+            "ignore_above": 2048,
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "main_module": {
+            "ignore_above": 2048,
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "maturity": {
+            "ignore_above": 2048,
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "name": {
+            "fields": {
+                "analyzed": {
+                    "analyzer": "standard",
+                    "fielddata": {
+                        "format": "disabled"
+                    },
+                    "store": true,
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "camelcase": {
+                    "analyzer": "camelcase",
+                    "store": true,
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "lowercase": {
+                    "analyzer": "lowercase",
+                    "store": true,
+                    "type": "string"
+                }
+            },
+            "ignore_above": 2048,
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "provides": {
+            "ignore_above": 2048,
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "resources": {
+            "dynamic": true,
+            "include_in_root": true,
+            "properties": {
+                "bugtracker": {
+                    "dynamic": "true",
+                    "include_in_root": true,
+                    "properties": {
+                        "mailto": {
+                            "ignore_above": 2048,
+                            "index": "not_analyzed",
+                            "type": "string"
+                        },
+                        "web": {
+                            "ignore_above": 2048,
+                            "index": "not_analyzed",
+                            "type": "string"
+                        }
+                    },
+                    "type": "nested"
+                },
+                "homepage": {
+                    "ignore_above": 2048,
+                    "index": "not_analyzed",
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "license": {
+                    "ignore_above": 2048,
+                    "index": "not_analyzed",
+                    "type": "string"
+                },
+                "repository": {
+                    "dynamic": "true",
+                    "include_in_root": true,
+                    "properties": {
+                        "type": {
+                            "ignore_above": 2048,
+                            "index": "not_analyzed",
+                            "type": "string"
+                        },
+                        "url": {
+                            "ignore_above": 2048,
+                            "index": "not_analyzed",
+                            "type": "string"
+                        },
+                        "web": {
+                            "ignore_above": 2048,
+                            "index": "not_analyzed",
+                            "type": "string"
+                        }
+                    },
+                    "type": "nested"
+                }
+            },
+            "type": "nested"
+        },
+        "stat": {
+            "dynamic": true,
+            "properties": {
+                "gid": {
+                    "type": "long"
+                },
+                "mode": {
+                    "type": "integer"
+                },
+                "mtime": {
+                    "type": "integer"
+                },
+                "size": {
+                    "type": "integer"
+                },
+                "uid": {
+                    "type": "long"
+                }
+            }
+        },
+        "status": {
+            "ignore_above": 2048,
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "tests": {
+            "dynamic": true,
+            "properties": {
+                "fail": {
+                    "type": "integer"
+                },
+                "na": {
+                    "type": "integer"
+                },
+                "pass": {
+                    "type": "integer"
+                },
+                "unknown": {
+                    "type": "integer"
+                }
+            }
+        },
+        "version": {
+            "ignore_above": 2048,
+            "index": "not_analyzed",
+            "type": "string"
+        },
+        "version_numified": {
+            "type": "float"
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/conf/es/release/settings.json b/conf/es/release/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1d48454
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf/es/release/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+{
+    "analysis": {
+        "analyzer": {
+            "camelcase": {
+                "filter": [
+                    "lowercase",
+                    "unique"
+                ],
+                "tokenizer": "camelcase",
+                "type": "custom"
+            },
+            "edge": {
+                "filter": [
+                    "lowercase",
+                    "edge"
+                ],
+                "tokenizer": "standard",
+                "type": "custom"
+            },
+            "edge_camelcase": {
+                "filter": [
+                    "lowercase",
+                    "edge"
+                ],
+                "tokenizer": "camelcase",
+                "type": "custom"
+            },
+            "fulltext": {
+                "type": "english"
+            },
+            "lowercase": {
+                "filter": "lowercase",
+                "tokenizer": "keyword"
+            }
+        },
+        "filter": {
+            "edge": {
+                "max_gram": "20",
+                "min_gram": "1",
+                "type": "edge_ngram"
+            }
+        },
+        "tokenizer": {
+            "camelcase": {
+                "pattern": "([^\\p{L}\\d]+)|(?<=\\D)(?=\\d)|(?<=\\d)(?=\\D)|(?<=[\\p{L}&&[^\\p{Lu}]])(?=\\p{Lu})|(?<=\\p{Lu})(?=\\p{Lu}[\\p{L}&&[^\\p{Lu}]])",
+                "type": "pattern"
+            }
+        }
+    },
+    "mapper": {
+        "dynamic": "false"
+    },
+    "number_of_replicas": 1,
+    "number_of_shards": 1,
+    "refresh_interval": "1s"
+}
diff --git a/conf/es/session/mapping.json b/conf/es/session/mapping.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d4f130c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf/es/session/mapping.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+    "dynamic": false
+}
diff --git a/conf/es/session/settings.json b/conf/es/session/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c90ef6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf/es/session/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+    "mapper": {
+        "dynamic": "false"
+    },
+    "number_of_replicas": 1,
+    "number_of_shards": 1,
+    "refresh_interval": "1s"
+}
diff --git a/conf/es/settings.json b/conf/es/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1d48454
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf/es/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+{
+    "analysis": {
+        "analyzer": {
+            "camelcase": {
+                "filter": [
+                    "lowercase",
+                    "unique"
+                ],
+                "tokenizer": "camelcase",
+                "type": "custom"
+            },
+            "edge": {
+                "filter": [
+                    "lowercase",
+                    "edge"
+                ],
+                "tokenizer": "standard",
+                "type": "custom"
+            },
+            "edge_camelcase": {
+                "filter": [
+                    "lowercase",
+                    "edge"
+                ],
+                "tokenizer": "camelcase",
+                "type": "custom"
+            },
+            "fulltext": {
+                "type": "english"
+            },
+            "lowercase": {
+                "filter": "lowercase",
+                "tokenizer": "keyword"
+            }
+        },
+        "filter": {
+            "edge": {
+                "max_gram": "20",
+                "min_gram": "1",
+                "type": "edge_ngram"
+            }
+        },
+        "tokenizer": {
+            "camelcase": {
+                "pattern": "([^\\p{L}\\d]+)|(?<=\\D)(?=\\d)|(?<=\\d)(?=\\D)|(?<=[\\p{L}&&[^\\p{Lu}]])(?=\\p{Lu})|(?<=\\p{Lu})(?=\\p{Lu}[\\p{L}&&[^\\p{Lu}]])",
+                "type": "pattern"
+            }
+        }
+    },
+    "mapper": {
+        "dynamic": "false"
+    },
+    "number_of_replicas": 1,
+    "number_of_shards": 1,
+    "refresh_interval": "1s"
+}
diff --git a/lib/MetaCPAN/Ingest.pm b/lib/MetaCPAN/Ingest.pm
index 019e059..07cc036 100644
--- a/lib/MetaCPAN/Ingest.pm
+++ b/lib/MetaCPAN/Ingest.pm
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ use Cpanel::JSON::XS;
 use Digest::SHA;
 use Encode qw< decode_utf8 >;
 use IO::Prompt::Tiny qw< prompt >;
-use IPC::Run3 ();
+use File::Basename ();
+use File::Spec ();
 use LWP::UserAgent;
 use Path::Tiny qw< path >;
 use PAUSE::Permissions ();
@@ -183,17 +184,14 @@ sub handle_error ( $exit_code, $error, $die_always ) {
 }
 
 sub home () {
-    IPC::Run3::run3(
-        [ qw< git rev-parse --show-toplevel > ], # TODO: use alternative persistent path that's accessible from the container
-        \undef, \my $stdout, \my $stderr
-    );
-
-    die $stderr if ($?);
-
-    chomp $stdout;
-    die "Failed to find git dir: '$stdout'" unless -d $stdout;
-
-    return $stdout;
+    my $dir = Cwd::abs_path( File::Spec->catdir(
+        File::Basename::dirname(__FILE__),
+        ( File::Spec->updir ) x 2
+    ) );
+
+    my $path = path($dir);
+    die "Failed to find git dir: '$path'" unless $path;
+    return $path;
 }
 
 # TODO: there must be a better way
diff --git a/lib/MetaCPAN/Mapper.pm b/lib/MetaCPAN/Mapper.pm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..190404a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/MetaCPAN/Mapper.pm
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+package MetaCPAN::Mapper;
+
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+use v5.36;
+
+use Path::Tiny qw< path >;
+use MetaCPAN::Logger qw< :log :dlog >;
+use Search::Elasticsearch;
+use MetaCPAN::Ingest qw< config home >;
+
+sub new ( $class, %args ) {
+    my $node = $args{node};
+
+    my $config = config;
+    $node ||= $config->{es_node};
+    $node or die "Cannot create an ES instance without a node\n";
+
+    return bless {
+        es => Search::Elasticsearch->new(
+            client => '2_0::Direct',
+            nodes  => [$node],
+        ),
+    }, $class;
+}
+
+sub index_exists ($self, $index) {
+    $self->{es}->indices->exists( index => $index );
+}
+
+sub index_create ($self, $index) {
+    $self->{es}->indices->create( index => $index );
+}
+
+sub index_delete ($self, $index) {
+    $self->{es}->indices->delete( index => $index );
+}
+
+sub index_put_mapping ($self, $index, $type, $mapping) {
+    $self->{es}->indices->put_mapping(
+        index => $index,
+        type  => $type,
+        body  => $mapping,
+    );
+}
+
+sub get_mapping ($self, $index) {
+#    my $home = home();
+#    my $file = $dir->child('');
+}
+
+1;