How to use B2B Suite without Elasticsearch?

In some projects, you may want to use the B2B Suite features without Elasticsearch. This guide walks you through the necessary steps to remove the dependency on Elasticsearch while retaining core B2B functionality.

1. Remove bitbag/elasticsearch-plugin dependency

In your composer.json, add the following to the replace section:

"replace": {
    "bitbag/elasticsearch-plugin": "*"
}

Then run:

composer update

2. Remove Elasticsearch configuration

In config/packages/_sylius.yaml, remove the following line if it exists:

- { resource: "@BitBagSyliusElasticsearchPlugin/config/config.yml" }

3. Update B2B routing

Replace the entire content of config/routes/sylius_b2b_suite.yaml with the following:

sylius_admin_order_creation_admin:
    resource: "@SyliusB2BKitPlugin/config/routes/admin_order_management/routes.yaml"
    prefix: '/%sylius_admin.path_name%'

sylius_quick_shopping:
    resource: "@SyliusB2BKitPlugin/config/routes/quick_shopping/routes.yaml"

sylius_organization_plugin_shop:
    resource: "@SyliusB2BKitPlugin/config/routes/organization/shop_routing.yaml"
    prefix: /{_locale}
    requirements:
        locale: ^[a-z]{2}(?:[A-Z]{2})?$

sylius_organization_plugin_admin:
    resource: "@SyliusB2BKitPlugin/config/routes/organization/admin_routing.yaml"
    prefix: '/%sylius_admin.path_name%'

sylius_pricing_lists_plugin_admin:
    resource: "@SyliusB2BKitPlugin/config/routes/pricing_lists/admin_routing.yaml"
    prefix: '/%sylius_admin.path_name%'

4. Update Shop asset entrypoint

In assets/shop/entrypoint.js, replace the default B2B import with the following SCSS imports:

- import '@vendor/sylius/b2b-kit/assets/shop/entrypoint';
+ import '@vendor/sylius/b2b-kit/assets/shop/scss/quick_shopping/main.scss';
+ import '@vendor/sylius/b2b-kit/assets/shop/scss/shop/main.scss';

5. Remove unused Elasticsearch services

Create a compiler pass in src/DependencyInjection/Compiler/RemoveB2BElasticsearchServicesCompilerPass.php:

<?php

declare(strict_types=1);

namespace App\DependencyInjection\Compiler;

use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Compiler\CompilerPassInterface;
use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerBuilder;

final class RemoveB2BElasticsearchServicesCompilerPass implements CompilerPassInterface
{
    public function process(ContainerBuilder $container): void
    {
        $queryBuilderServices = [
            'sylius_b2b.elastica.query_builder.site_wide_products',
            'sylius_b2b.elastica.query_builder.taxon_products',
            'sylius_b2b.elastica.query_builder.no_customer_group_or_organization',
            'sylius_b2b.elastica.query_builder.has_customer_group',
            'sylius_b2b.elastica.query_builder.has_organization',
            'sylius_b2b.elastica.query_builder.customer_group_and_organization',
        ];

        $propertyBuilderServices = [
            'sylius_b2b.elastica.property_builder.product_customer_groups',
            'sylius_b2b.elastica.property_builder.product_organizations',
        ];

        $allServicesToRemove = array_merge($queryBuilderServices, $propertyBuilderServices);

        foreach ($allServicesToRemove as $serviceId) {
            if ($container->hasDefinition($serviceId)) {
                $container->removeDefinition($serviceId);
            }

            if ($container->hasAlias($serviceId)) {
                $container->removeAlias($serviceId);
            }
        }
    }
}

6. Register the Compiler Pass

In your src/Kernel.php, register the compiler pass:

protected function build(ContainerBuilder $container): void
{
    parent::build($container);

    $container->addCompilerPass(new \App\DependencyInjection\Compiler\RemoveB2BElasticsearchServicesCompilerPass());
}

7. Final Steps

Clear the cache and rebuild frontend assets:

php bin/console cache:clear
yarn build

✅ Done!

The B2B Suite will now function without Elasticsearch, retaining other core features and enabling you to implement an alternative search engine tool.