diff --git a/hosting/docker-compose.dev.yaml b/hosting/docker-compose.dev.yaml
index 39fcb7ec83..8ee1753e11 100644
--- a/hosting/docker-compose.dev.yaml
+++ b/hosting/docker-compose.dev.yaml
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ services:
       - ./envoy.dev.yaml:/etc/envoy/envoy.yaml
     ports:
       - "${MAIN_PORT}:10000"
-      #- "9901:9901"
     depends_on:
       - minio-service
       - couchdb-service
@@ -38,18 +37,17 @@ services:
   couchdb-service:
     container_name: budi-couchdb-dev
     restart: always
-    image: apache/couchdb:3.0
+    image: ibmcom/couchdb3
     environment:
       - COUCHDB_PASSWORD=${COUCH_DB_PASSWORD}
       - COUCHDB_USER=${COUCH_DB_USER}
     ports:
       - "${COUCH_DB_PORT}:5984"
-      #- "4369:4369"
-      #- "9100:9100"
     volumes:
-      - couchdb_data:/opt/couchdb/data
+      - couchdb3_data:/opt/couchdb/data
   
   couch-init:
+    container_name: budi-couchdb-init-dev
     image: curlimages/curl
     environment:
       PUT_CALL: "curl -u ${COUCH_DB_USER}:${COUCH_DB_PASSWORD} -X PUT couchdb-service:5984"
@@ -66,9 +64,8 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - redis_data:/data
 
-
 volumes:
-  couchdb_data:
+  couchdb3_data:
     driver: local
   minio_data:
     driver: local
diff --git a/hosting/docker-compose.yaml b/hosting/docker-compose.yaml
index 86269837c2..8de5e9fcdd 100644
--- a/hosting/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/hosting/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ services:
       - ./envoy.yaml:/etc/envoy/envoy.yaml
     ports:
       - "${MAIN_PORT}:10000"
-      #- "9901:9901"
     depends_on:
       - minio-service
       - worker-service
@@ -80,16 +79,14 @@ services:
 
   couchdb-service:
     restart: always
-    image: apache/couchdb:3.0
+    image: ibmcom/couchdb3
     environment:
       - COUCHDB_PASSWORD=${COUCH_DB_PASSWORD}
       - COUCHDB_USER=${COUCH_DB_USER}
     ports:
       - "${COUCH_DB_PORT}:5984"
-      #- "4369:4369"
-      #- "9100:9100"
     volumes:
-      - couchdb_data:/opt/couchdb/data
+      - couchdb3_data:/opt/couchdb/data
 
   couch-init:
     image: curlimages/curl
@@ -108,7 +105,7 @@ services:
       - redis_data:/data
 
 volumes:
-  couchdb_data:
+  couchdb3_data:
     driver: local
   minio_data:
     driver: local
diff --git a/packages/client/src/api/tables.js b/packages/client/src/api/tables.js
index ce06019b54..248e1516c2 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/api/tables.js
+++ b/packages/client/src/api/tables.js
@@ -21,14 +21,16 @@ export const fetchTableData = async tableId => {
  * Perform a mango query against an internal table
  * @param {String} tableId - id of the table to search
  * @param {Object} search - Mango Compliant search object
+ * @param {Object} pagination - the pagination controls
  */
 export const searchTableData = async ({ tableId, search, pagination }) => {
-  const rows = await API.post({
+  const output = await API.post({
     url: `/api/${tableId}/rows/search`,
     body: {
       query: search,
       pagination,
     },
   })
-  return await enrichRows(rows, tableId)
+  output.rows = await enrichRows(output.rows, tableId)
+  return output
 }
diff --git a/packages/server/__mocks__/node-fetch.js b/packages/server/__mocks__/node-fetch.js
index 3cc412b1c6..d023802582 100644
--- a/packages/server/__mocks__/node-fetch.js
+++ b/packages/server/__mocks__/node-fetch.js
@@ -30,6 +30,17 @@ module.exports = async (url, opts) => {
       },
       404
     )
+  } else if (url.includes("_search")) {
+    return json({
+      rows: [
+        {
+          doc: {
+            _id: "test",
+          },
+        },
+      ],
+      bookmark: "test",
+    })
   }
   return fetch(url, opts)
 }
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/application.js b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/application.js
index c5d48038ce..00678b85a0 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/application.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/application.js
@@ -2,8 +2,11 @@ const CouchDB = require("../../db")
 const env = require("../../environment")
 const setBuilderToken = require("../../utilities/builder/setBuilderToken")
 const packageJson = require("../../../package.json")
-const { createLinkView } = require("../../db/linkedRows")
-const { createRoutingView } = require("../../utilities/routing")
+const {
+  createLinkView,
+  createRoutingView,
+  createAllSearchIndex,
+} = require("../../db/views/staticViews")
 const {
   getTemplateStream,
   createApp,
@@ -92,6 +95,7 @@ async function createInstance(template) {
   // add view for linked rows
   await createLinkView(appId)
   await createRoutingView(appId)
+  await createAllSearchIndex(appId)
 
   // replicate the template data to the instance DB
   // this is currently very hard to test, downloading and importing template files
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row.js b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row.js
index bf985fe55d..7540cc1894 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/row.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ const {
 const { FieldTypes } = require("../../constants")
 const { isEqual } = require("lodash")
 const { cloneDeep } = require("lodash/fp")
+const { QueryBuilder, search } = require("./search/utils")
 
 const TABLE_VIEW_BEGINS_WITH = `all${SEPARATOR}${DocumentTypes.TABLE}${SEPARATOR}`
 
@@ -259,39 +260,46 @@ exports.search = async function(ctx) {
   const db = new CouchDB(appId)
   const {
     query,
-    pagination: { pageSize = 10, page },
+    pagination: { pageSize = 10, bookmark },
   } = ctx.request.body
+  const tableId = ctx.params.tableId
 
-  // make all strings a starts with operation rather than pure equality
-  for (const [key, queryVal] of Object.entries(query)) {
-    if (typeof queryVal === "string") {
-      query[key] = {
-        $gt: queryVal,
-        $lt: `${queryVal}\uffff`,
-      }
-    }
+  const queryBuilder = new QueryBuilder(appId)
+    .setLimit(pageSize)
+    .addTable(tableId)
+  if (bookmark) {
+    queryBuilder.setBookmark(bookmark)
   }
 
-  // pure equality for table
-  query.tableId = ctx.params.tableId
-  const response = await db.find({
-    selector: query,
-    limit: pageSize,
-    skip: pageSize * page,
-  })
+  let searchString
+  if (ctx.query && ctx.query.raw && ctx.query.raw !== "") {
+    searchString = queryBuilder.complete(query["RAW"])
+  } else {
+    // make all strings a starts with operation rather than pure equality
+    for (const [key, queryVal] of Object.entries(query)) {
+      if (typeof queryVal === "string") {
+        queryBuilder.addString(key, queryVal)
+      } else {
+        queryBuilder.addEqual(key, queryVal)
+      }
+    }
+    searchString = queryBuilder.complete()
+  }
 
-  const rows = response.docs
+  const response = await search(searchString)
 
   // delete passwords from users
-  if (query.tableId === ViewNames.USERS) {
-    for (let row of rows) {
+  if (tableId === ViewNames.USERS) {
+    for (let row of response.rows) {
       delete row.password
     }
   }
 
-  const table = await db.get(ctx.params.tableId)
-
-  ctx.body = await outputProcessing(appId, table, rows)
+  const table = await db.get(tableId)
+  ctx.body = {
+    rows: await outputProcessing(appId, table, response.rows),
+    bookmark: response.bookmark,
+  }
 }
 
 exports.fetchTableRows = async function(ctx) {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/search/index.js b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/search/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1810f07198
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/search/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+const { QueryBuilder, buildSearchUrl, search } = require("./utils")
+
+exports.rowSearch = async ctx => {
+  // this can't be done through pouch, have to reach for trusty node-fetch
+  const appId = ctx.user.appId
+  const bookmark = ctx.params.bookmark
+  let url
+  if (ctx.params.query) {
+    url = new QueryBuilder(appId, ctx.params.query, bookmark).complete()
+  } else if (ctx.params.raw) {
+    url = buildSearchUrl({
+      appId,
+      query: ctx.params.raw,
+      bookmark,
+    })
+  }
+  ctx.body = await search(url)
+}
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/search/utils.js b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/search/utils.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d3ffb26be7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/search/utils.js
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+const { SearchIndexes } = require("../../../db/utils")
+const { checkSlashesInUrl } = require("../../../utilities")
+const env = require("../../../environment")
+const fetch = require("node-fetch")
+
+/**
+ * Given a set of inputs this will generate the URL which is to be sent to the search proxy in CouchDB.
+ * @param {string} appId The ID of the app which we will be searching within.
+ * @param {string} query The lucene query string which is to be used for searching.
+ * @param {string|null} bookmark If there were more than the limit specified can send the bookmark that was
+ * returned with query for next set of search results.
+ * @param {number} limit The number of entries to return per query.
+ * @param {boolean} excludeDocs By default full rows are returned, if required this can be disabled.
+ * @return {string} The URL which a GET can be performed on to receive results.
+ */
+function buildSearchUrl({ appId, query, bookmark, excludeDocs, limit = 50 }) {
+  let url = `${env.COUCH_DB_URL}/${appId}/_design/database/_search`
+  url += `/${SearchIndexes.ROWS}?q=${query}`
+  url += `&limit=${limit}`
+  if (!excludeDocs) {
+    url += "&include_docs=true"
+  }
+  if (bookmark) {
+    url += `&bookmark=${bookmark}`
+  }
+  return checkSlashesInUrl(url)
+}
+
+class QueryBuilder {
+  constructor(appId, base) {
+    this.appId = appId
+    this.query = {
+      string: {},
+      fuzzy: {},
+      range: {},
+      equal: {},
+      ...base,
+    }
+    this.limit = 50
+    this.bookmark = null
+  }
+
+  setLimit(limit) {
+    this.limit = limit
+    return this
+  }
+
+  setBookmark(bookmark) {
+    this.bookmark = bookmark
+    return this
+  }
+
+  addString(key, partial) {
+    this.query.string[key] = partial
+    return this
+  }
+
+  addFuzzy(key, fuzzy) {
+    this.query.fuzzy[key] = fuzzy
+    return this
+  }
+
+  addRange(key, low, high) {
+    this.query.range = {
+      low,
+      high,
+    }
+    return this
+  }
+
+  addEqual(key, value) {
+    this.query.equal[key] = value
+    return this
+  }
+
+  addTable(tableId) {
+    this.query.equal.tableId = tableId
+    return this
+  }
+
+  complete(rawQuery = null) {
+    let output = ""
+    function build(structure, queryFn) {
+      for (let [key, value] of Object.entries(structure)) {
+        if (output.length !== 0) {
+          output += " AND "
+        }
+        output += queryFn(key, value)
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (this.query.string) {
+      build(this.query.string, (key, value) => `${key}:${value}*`)
+    }
+    if (this.query.range) {
+      build(
+        this.query.range,
+        (key, value) => `${key}:[${value.low} TO ${value.high}]`
+      )
+    }
+    if (this.query.fuzzy) {
+      build(this.query.fuzzy, (key, value) => `${key}:${value}~`)
+    }
+    if (this.query.equal) {
+      build(this.query.equal, (key, value) => `${key}:${value}`)
+    }
+    if (rawQuery) {
+      output = output.length === 0 ? rawQuery : `&${rawQuery}`
+    }
+    return buildSearchUrl({
+      appId: this.appId,
+      query: output,
+      bookmark: this.bookmark,
+      limit: this.limit,
+    })
+  }
+}
+
+exports.search = async query => {
+  const response = await fetch(query, {
+    method: "GET",
+  })
+  const json = await response.json()
+  let output = {
+    rows: [],
+  }
+  if (json.rows != null && json.rows.length > 0) {
+    output.rows = json.rows.map(row => row.doc)
+  }
+  if (json.bookmark) {
+    output.bookmark = json.bookmark
+  }
+  return output
+}
+
+exports.QueryBuilder = QueryBuilder
+exports.buildSearchUrl = buildSearchUrl
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/static/index.js b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/static/index.js
index c866db3561..7caf6d0f7f 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/static/index.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/static/index.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ require("svelte/register")
 
 const send = require("koa-send")
 const { resolve, join } = require("../../../utilities/centralPath")
+const { checkSlashesInUrl } = require("../../../utilities")
 const fetch = require("node-fetch")
 const uuid = require("uuid")
 const { prepareUpload } = require("../deploy/utils")
@@ -28,10 +29,7 @@ function objectStoreUrl() {
 
 function internalObjectStoreUrl() {
   if (env.SELF_HOSTED) {
-    return (env.MINIO_URL + OBJ_STORE_DIRECTORY).replace(
-      /(https?:\/\/)|(\/)+/g,
-      "$1$2"
-    )
+    return checkSlashesInUrl(env.MINIO_URL + OBJ_STORE_DIRECTORY)
   } else {
     return BB_CDN
   }
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/routes/search.js b/packages/server/src/api/routes/search.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8858a72d6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/routes/search.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+const Router = require("@koa/router")
+const controller = require("../controllers/search")
+
+const router = Router()
+
+router.get("/api/search/rows", controller.rowSearch)
+
+module.exports = router
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/row.spec.js b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/row.spec.js
index c79f648c51..6a1c309c39 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/row.spec.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/row.spec.js
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ const { outputProcessing } = require("../../../utilities/rowProcessor")
 const setup = require("./utilities")
 const { basicRow } = setup.structures
 
+// mock the fetch for the search system
+jest.mock("node-fetch")
+
 describe("/rows", () => {
   let request = setup.getRequest()
   let config = setup.getConfig()
@@ -303,25 +306,19 @@ describe("/rows", () => {
 
   describe("search", () => {
     it("should run a search on the table", async () => {
-      const row = await config.createRow()
-      // add another row that shouldn't be found
-      await config.createRow({
-        ...basicRow(),
-        name: "Other Contact",
-      })
       const res = await request
         .post(`/api/${table._id}/rows/search`)
         .send({
           query: {
             name: "Test",
           },
-          pagination: { pageSize: 25, page: 0 }
+          pagination: { pageSize: 25 }
         })
         .set(config.defaultHeaders())
         .expect('Content-Type', /json/)
         .expect(200)
-      expect(res.body.length).toEqual(1)
-      expect(res.body[0]._id).toEqual(row._id)
+      expect(res.body.rows.length).toEqual(1)
+      expect(res.body.bookmark).toBeDefined()
     })
   })
 
diff --git a/packages/server/src/db/linkedRows/index.js b/packages/server/src/db/linkedRows/index.js
index 052386ba86..8de2093fb2 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/db/linkedRows/index.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/db/linkedRows/index.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ const EventType = {
 }
 
 exports.EventType = EventType
-// re-export utils here for ease of use
+// re-export search here for ease of use
 exports.IncludeDocs = IncludeDocs
 exports.getLinkDocuments = getLinkDocuments
 exports.createLinkView = createLinkView
diff --git a/packages/server/src/db/utils.js b/packages/server/src/db/utils.js
index e480d4f554..4c31f0398e 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/db/utils.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/db/utils.js
@@ -37,11 +37,16 @@ const ViewNames = {
   USERS: "ta_users",
 }
 
+const SearchIndexes = {
+  ROWS: "rows",
+}
+
 exports.StaticDatabases = StaticDatabases
 exports.ViewNames = ViewNames
 exports.DocumentTypes = DocumentTypes
 exports.SEPARATOR = SEPARATOR
 exports.UNICODE_MAX = UNICODE_MAX
+exports.SearchIndexes = SearchIndexes
 
 exports.getQueryIndex = viewName => {
   return `database/${viewName}`
diff --git a/packages/server/src/db/views/staticViews.js b/packages/server/src/db/views/staticViews.js
index a0d0fbb239..305d042217 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/db/views/staticViews.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/db/views/staticViews.js
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 const CouchDB = require("../index")
-const { DocumentTypes, SEPARATOR, ViewNames } = require("../utils")
+const {
+  DocumentTypes,
+  SEPARATOR,
+  ViewNames,
+  SearchIndexes,
+} = require("../utils")
 const SCREEN_PREFIX = DocumentTypes.SCREEN + SEPARATOR
 
 /**************************************************
@@ -72,3 +77,42 @@ exports.createRoutingView = async appId => {
   }
   await db.put(designDoc)
 }
+
+async function searchIndex(appId, indexName, fnString) {
+  const db = new CouchDB(appId)
+  const designDoc = await db.get("_design/database")
+  designDoc.indexes = {
+    [indexName]: {
+      index: fnString,
+    },
+  }
+  await db.put(designDoc)
+}
+
+exports.createAllSearchIndex = async appId => {
+  await searchIndex(
+    appId,
+    SearchIndexes.ROWS,
+    function(doc) {
+      function idx(input, prev) {
+        for (let key of Object.keys(input)) {
+          const idxKey = prev != null ? `${prev}.${key}` : key
+          if (key === "_id" || key === "_rev") {
+            continue
+          }
+          if (typeof input[key] !== "object") {
+            // eslint-disable-next-line no-undef
+            index(idxKey, input[key], { store: true })
+          } else {
+            idx(input[key], idxKey)
+          }
+        }
+      }
+      if (doc._id.startsWith("ro_")) {
+        // eslint-disable-next-line no-undef
+        index("default", doc._id)
+        idx(doc)
+      }
+    }.toString()
+  )
+}
diff --git a/packages/server/src/utilities/index.js b/packages/server/src/utilities/index.js
index 7d6794b1b3..ad92987434 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/utilities/index.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/utilities/index.js
@@ -106,3 +106,7 @@ exports.getAllApps = async () => {
       .map(({ value }) => value)
   }
 }
+
+exports.checkSlashesInUrl = url => {
+  return url.replace(/(https?:\/\/)|(\/)+/g, "$1$2")
+}
diff --git a/packages/standard-components/src/Search.svelte b/packages/standard-components/src/Search.svelte
index 509205f8f1..aeaebcc0fa 100644
--- a/packages/standard-components/src/Search.svelte
+++ b/packages/standard-components/src/Search.svelte
@@ -25,10 +25,11 @@
   let tableDefinition
   let schema
 
-  // pagination
-  let page = 0
+  let nextBookmark = null
+  let bookmark = null
+  let lastBookmark = null
 
-  $: fetchData(table, page)
+  $: fetchData(table, bookmark)
   // omit empty strings
   $: parsedSearch = Object.keys(search).reduce(
     (acc, next) =>
@@ -38,33 +39,43 @@
   $: actions = [
     {
       type: ActionTypes.RefreshDatasource,
-      callback: () => fetchData(table, page),
+      callback: () => fetchData(table, bookmark),
       metadata: { datasource: { type: "table", tableId: table } },
     },
   ]
 
-  async function fetchData(table, page) {
+  async function fetchData(table, mark) {
     if (table) {
       const tableDef = await API.fetchTableDefinition(table)
       schema = tableDef.schema
-      rows = await API.searchTableData({
+      const output = await API.searchTableData({
         tableId: table,
         search: parsedSearch,
         pagination: {
           pageSize,
-          page,
+          bookmark: mark,
         },
       })
+      rows = output.rows
+      nextBookmark = output.bookmark
     }
     loaded = true
   }
 
   function nextPage() {
-    page += 1
+    lastBookmark = bookmark
+    bookmark = nextBookmark
   }
 
   function previousPage() {
-    page -= 1
+    nextBookmark = bookmark
+    if (lastBookmark !== bookmark) {
+      bookmark = lastBookmark
+    } else {
+      // special case for going back to beginning
+      bookmark = null
+      lastBookmark = null
+    }
   }
 </script>
 
@@ -99,15 +110,15 @@
           secondary
           on:click={() => {
             search = {}
-            page = 0
+            bookmark = null
           }}>
           Reset
         </Button>
         <Button
           primary
           on:click={() => {
-            page = 0
-            fetchData(table, page)
+            bookmark = null
+            fetchData(table, bookmark)
           }}>
           Search
         </Button>
@@ -129,10 +140,10 @@
       {/if}
     {/if}
     <div class="pagination">
-      {#if page > 0}
+      {#if lastBookmark != null || bookmark != null}
         <Button primary on:click={previousPage}>Back</Button>
       {/if}
-      {#if rows.length === pageSize}
+      {#if nextBookmark != null && rows.length !== 0}
         <Button primary on:click={nextPage}>Next</Button>
       {/if}
     </div>