diff --git a/packages/search-site/src/index.mjs b/packages/search-site/src/index.mjs
index 60c8184..34a432d 100644
--- a/packages/search-site/src/index.mjs
+++ b/packages/search-site/src/index.mjs
@@ -1,6 +1,23 @@
 import Vue from 'vue';
 import Router from 'vue-router';
 import './filters.mjs';
+import strainData from './plugins/strainData.mjs';
+import lunr from './plugins/lunr.mjs';
+
+Vue.use(strainData);
+
+Vue.use(
+  lunr(function lunrSetup() {
+    // lunr search index setup
+    this.ref('id');
+    this.field('name');
+    this.field('effects');
+    this.field('uses');
+    this.field('conditions');
+    this.field('flavors');
+    Vue.prototype.$strainData.strains.forEach(doc => this.add(doc));
+  })
+);
 
 Vue.use(Router);
 
diff --git a/packages/search-site/src/pages/Favorites.vue b/packages/search-site/src/pages/Favorites.vue
index 3f65a6b..d3a3aa1 100644
--- a/packages/search-site/src/pages/Favorites.vue
+++ b/packages/search-site/src/pages/Favorites.vue
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 </template>
 
 <script>
-import data from '../../../scraper/db.json';
 import store from '../lib/store.mjs';
 import StrainList from '../components/StrainList.vue';
 
@@ -32,13 +31,12 @@ export default {
     const favorites = store.get('favorites') || [];
 
     return {
-      ...data,
       favorites
     };
   },
   computed: {
     favoriteStrains() {
-      return this.strains.filter(strain => this.favorites.indexOf(strain.id) !== -1);
+      return this.$strainData.strains.filter(strain => this.favorites.indexOf(strain.id) !== -1);
     }
   },
 }
diff --git a/packages/search-site/src/pages/Search.vue b/packages/search-site/src/pages/Search.vue
index a5d71e1..a01dba5 100644
--- a/packages/search-site/src/pages/Search.vue
+++ b/packages/search-site/src/pages/Search.vue
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 import lunr from 'lunr';
 import SearchForm from '../components/SearchForm.vue';
 import StrainList from '../components/StrainList.vue';
-import data from '../../../scraper/db.json';
 import emitter from '../lib/emitter.mjs';
 import store from '../lib/store.mjs';
 
@@ -36,7 +35,6 @@ export default {
   },
   data() {
     return {
-      ...data,
       matches: [],
       requirements: {
         name: '',
@@ -48,6 +46,21 @@ export default {
     };
   },
   computed: {
+    strains() {
+      return this.$strainData.strains;
+    },
+    effects() {
+      return this.$strainData.effects;
+    },
+    uses() {
+      return this.$strainData.uses;
+    },
+    conditions() {
+      return this.$strainData.conditions;
+    },
+    flavors() {
+      return this.$strainData.flavors;
+    },
     hasName() {
       return this.requirements.name.length > 0;
     },
@@ -84,7 +97,7 @@ export default {
       }
 
       try {
-        const hits = this.idx.search(this.searchParams);
+        const hits = this.$lunr.search(this.searchParams);
         // .slice(0, limit);
         const refs = hits.map(({ ref }) => parseInt(ref, 10));
 
@@ -110,17 +123,6 @@ export default {
     },
   },
   created() {
-    // lunr setup
-    this.idx = lunr(function lunrSetup() {
-      this.ref('id');
-      this.field('name');
-      this.field('effects');
-      this.field('uses');
-      this.field('conditions');
-      this.field('flavors');
-      data.strains.forEach(doc => this.add(doc));
-    });
-
     // function to handle search form submissions
     this.searchListener = reqs => {
       this.requirements = reqs;
@@ -142,6 +144,7 @@ export default {
         store.set('favorites', favs.concat(id));
       }
     });
+
     this.updateMatches(); // set initial match list
   },
   beforeDestroy() {
diff --git a/packages/search-site/src/plugins/lunr.mjs b/packages/search-site/src/plugins/lunr.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..95d3305
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/search-site/src/plugins/lunr.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+/* eslint no-param-reassign: 0 */
+import lunr from 'lunr';
+
+export default function(lunrSetup) {
+  return {
+    install(Vue) {
+      Vue.prototype.$lunr = lunr(lunrSetup);
+    },
+  };
+}
diff --git a/packages/search-site/src/plugins/strainData.mjs b/packages/search-site/src/plugins/strainData.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3588ffe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/search-site/src/plugins/strainData.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+/* eslint no-param-reassign: 0 */
+import data from '../../../scraper/db.json';
+
+export default {
+  install(Vue) {
+    Vue.prototype.$strainData = data;
+  },
+};