diff --git a/cmd/elasticsearch/elasticsearch.go b/cmd/elasticsearch/elasticsearch.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5a32b8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/elasticsearch/elasticsearch.go
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+package elasticsearch
+
+import (
+	"log"
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/CanastaWiki/Canasta-CLI-Go/internal/config"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+var (
+	instance config.Installation
+	pwd      string
+	err      error
+)
+
+func NewCmdCreate() *cobra.Command {
+	elasticsearchCmd := &cobra.Command{
+		Use:   "elasticsearch",
+		Short: "Manage Elasticsearch indices and clusters for Canasta",
+	}
+
+	elasticsearchCmd.AddCommand(indexCmdCreate())
+	if pwd, err = os.Getwd(); err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	elasticsearchCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&instance.Id, "id", "i", "", "Canasta instance ID")
+	elasticsearchCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&instance.Path, "path", "p", pwd, "Canasta installation directory")
+
+	return elasticsearchCmd
+}
diff --git a/cmd/elasticsearch/index.go b/cmd/elasticsearch/index.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6d1f216
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/elasticsearch/index.go
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package elasticsearch
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/CanastaWiki/Canasta-CLI-Go/internal/canasta"
+	"github.com/CanastaWiki/Canasta-CLI-Go/internal/config"
+	"github.com/CanastaWiki/Canasta-CLI-Go/internal/orchestrators"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+// indexCmd represents the index command
+func indexCmdCreate() *cobra.Command {
+	var updateCmd = &cobra.Command{
+		Use:   "index",
+		Short: "Initialize search index for Canasta instance",
+		PreRunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			instance, err = canasta.CheckCanastaId(instance)
+			return err
+		},
+		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+			initializeIndex(instance)
+		},
+	}
+	return updateCmd
+}
+
+func initializeIndex(instance config.Installation) {
+	fmt.Println("Running search index initialization process...")
+	orchestrators.Exec(instance.Path, instance.Orchestrator, "web", "php extensions/CirrusSearch/maintenance/UpdateSearchIndexConfig.php --startOver")
+	orchestrators.Exec(instance.Path, instance.Orchestrator, "web", "php extensions/CirrusSearch/maintenance/ForceSearchIndex.php --skipLinks --indexOnSkip")
+	orchestrators.Exec(instance.Path, instance.Orchestrator, "web", "php extensions/CirrusSearch/maintenance/ForceSearchIndex.php --skipParse")
+	fmt.Println("Search index initialization completed")
+}
diff --git a/cmd/root/root.go b/cmd/root/root.go
index 9c723e4..3e06439 100644
--- a/cmd/root/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root/root.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package cmd
 import (
 	createCmd "github.com/CanastaWiki/Canasta-CLI-Go/cmd/create"
 	deleteCmd "github.com/CanastaWiki/Canasta-CLI-Go/cmd/delete"
+	elasticCmd "github.com/CanastaWiki/Canasta-CLI-Go/cmd/elasticsearch"
 	extensionCmd "github.com/CanastaWiki/Canasta-CLI-Go/cmd/extension"
 	importCmd "github.com/CanastaWiki/Canasta-CLI-Go/cmd/import"
 	listCmd "github.com/CanastaWiki/Canasta-CLI-Go/cmd/list"
@@ -57,5 +58,6 @@ func init() {
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(startCmd.NewCmdCreate())
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(stopCmd.NewCmdCreate())
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(versionCmd.NewCmdCreate())
+	rootCmd.AddCommand(elasticCmd.NewCmdCreate())
 	rootCmd.CompletionOptions.DisableDefaultCmd = true
 }