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-[[docker]]
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-=== Install Elasticsearch with Docker
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-Elasticsearch is also available as Docker images.
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-The images use https://hub.docker.com/_/centos/[centos:7] as the base image and
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-are available with {xpack-ref}/xpack-introduction.html[X-Pack].
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-A list of all published Docker images and tags can be found in https://www.docker.elastic.co[www.docker.elastic.co]. The source code can be found
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-on https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch-docker/tree/{branch}[GitHub].
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-
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-==== Image types
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-The images are available in three different configurations or "flavors". The
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-`basic` flavor, which is the default, ships with X-Pack Basic features
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-pre-installed and automatically activated with a free licence. The `platinum`
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-flavor features all X-Pack functionally under a 30-day trial licence. The `oss`
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-flavor does not include X-Pack, and contains only open-source Elasticsearch.
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-
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-NOTE: {xpack-ref}/xpack-security.html[X-Pack Security] is enabled in the `platinum`
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-image. To access your cluster, it's necessary to set an initial password for the
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-`elastic` user. The initial password can be set at start up time via the
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-`ELASTIC_PASSWORD` environment variable:
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-["source","txt",subs="attributes"]
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-docker run -e ELASTIC_PASSWORD=MagicWord {docker-repo}-platinum:{version}
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-
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-NOTE: The `platinum` image includes a trial license for 30 days. After that, you
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-can obtain one of the https://www.elastic.co/subscriptions[available
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-subscriptions] or revert to a Basic licence. The Basic license is free and
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-includes a selection of X-Pack features.
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-
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-Obtaining Elasticsearch for Docker is as simple as issuing a +docker pull+ command against the Elastic Docker registry.
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-ifeval::["{release-state}"=="unreleased"]
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-
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-WARNING: Version {version} of Elasticsearch has not yet been released, so no
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-Docker image is currently available for this version.
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-endif::[]
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-ifeval::["{release-state}"!="unreleased"]
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-Docker images can be retrieved with the following commands:
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-["source","sh",subs="attributes"]
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-docker pull {docker-repo}:{version}
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-docker pull {docker-repo}-platinum:{version}
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-docker pull {docker-repo}-oss:{version}
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-
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-endif::[]
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-
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-[[docker-cli-run]]
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-==== Running Elasticsearch from the command line
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-[[docker-cli-run-dev-mode]]
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-===== Development mode
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-ifeval::["{release-state}"=="unreleased"]
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-
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-WARNING: Version {version} of the Elasticsearch Docker image has not yet been released.
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-
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-endif::[]
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-
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-ifeval::["{release-state}"!="unreleased"]
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-
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-Elasticsearch can be quickly started for development or testing use with the following command:
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-["source","sh",subs="attributes"]
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-docker run -p 9200:9200 -p 9300:9300 -e "discovery.type=single-node" {docker-image}
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-
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-endif::[]
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-
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-[[docker-cli-run-prod-mode]]
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-===== Production mode
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-
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-[[docker-prod-prerequisites]]
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-[IMPORTANT]
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-=========================
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-The `vm.max_map_count` kernel setting needs to be set to at least `262144` for production use.
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-Depending on your platform:
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-* Linux
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-+
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-The `vm.max_map_count` setting should be set permanently in /etc/sysctl.conf:
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-+
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-[source,sh]
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-$ grep vm.max_map_count /etc/sysctl.conf
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-vm.max_map_count=262144
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-----------------------------------
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-+
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-To apply the setting on a live system type: `sysctl -w vm.max_map_count=262144`
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-+
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-* macOS with https://docs.docker.com/engine/installation/mac/#/docker-for-mac[Docker for Mac]
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-+
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-The `vm.max_map_count` setting must be set within the xhyve virtual machine:
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-+
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-["source","sh"]
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-$ screen ~/Library/Containers/com.docker.docker/Data/com.docker.driver.amd64-linux/tty
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-+
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-Log in with 'root' and no password.
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-Then configure the `sysctl` setting as you would for Linux:
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-+
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-["source","sh"]
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-sysctl -w vm.max_map_count=262144
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-+
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-* Windows and macOS with https://www.docker.com/products/docker-toolbox[Docker Toolbox]
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-+
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-The `vm.max_map_count` setting must be set via docker-machine:
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-+
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-["source","txt"]
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-docker-machine ssh
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-sudo sysctl -w vm.max_map_count=262144
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-=========================
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-
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-The following example brings up a cluster comprising two Elasticsearch nodes.
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-To bring up the cluster, use the <<docker-prod-cluster-composefile,`docker-compose.yml`>> and just type:
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-ifeval::["{release-state}"=="unreleased"]
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-WARNING: Version {version} of Elasticsearch has not yet been released, so a
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-`docker-compose.yml` is not available for this version.
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-endif::[]
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-ifeval::["{release-state}"!="unreleased"]
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-["source","sh"]
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-docker-compose up
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-endif::[]
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-[NOTE]
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-`docker-compose` is not pre-installed with Docker on Linux.
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-Instructions for installing it can be found on the
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-https://docs.docker.com/compose/install/#install-using-pip[Docker Compose webpage].
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-
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-The node `elasticsearch` listens on `localhost:9200` while `elasticsearch2`
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-talks to `elasticsearch` over a Docker network.
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-This example also uses https://docs.docker.com/engine/tutorials/dockervolumes[Docker named volumes], called `esdata1` and `esdata2` which will be created if not already present.
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-
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-[[docker-prod-cluster-composefile]]
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-`docker-compose.yml`:
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-ifeval::["{release-state}"=="unreleased"]
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-WARNING: Version {version} of Elasticsearch has not yet been released, so a
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-`docker-compose.yml` is not available for this version.
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-endif::[]
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-ifeval::["{release-state}"!="unreleased"]
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-["source","yaml",subs="attributes"]
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-version: 2.2
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-services:
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- elasticsearch:
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- image: {docker-image}
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- container_name: elasticsearch
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- environment:
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- - cluster.name=docker-cluster
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- - bootstrap.memory_lock=true
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- - "ES_JAVA_OPTS=-Xms512m -Xmx512m"
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- ulimits:
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- memlock:
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- soft: -1
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- hard: -1
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- volumes:
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- - esdata1:/usr/share/elasticsearch/data
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- ports:
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- - 9200:9200
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- networks:
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- - esnet
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- elasticsearch2:
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- image: {docker-image}
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- container_name: elasticsearch2
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- environment:
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- - cluster.name=docker-cluster
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- - bootstrap.memory_lock=true
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- - "ES_JAVA_OPTS=-Xms512m -Xmx512m"
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- - "discovery.zen.ping.unicast.hosts=elasticsearch"
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- ulimits:
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- memlock:
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- soft: -1
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- hard: -1
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- volumes:
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- - esdata2:/usr/share/elasticsearch/data
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- networks:
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- - esnet
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-volumes:
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- esdata1:
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- driver: local
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- esdata2:
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- driver: local
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-networks:
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- esnet:
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-endif::[]
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-To stop the cluster, type `docker-compose down`. Data volumes will persist, so it's possible to start the cluster again with the same data using `docker-compose up`.
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-To destroy the cluster **and the data volumes**, just type `docker-compose down -v`.
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-===== Inspect status of cluster:
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-curl http://127.0.0.1:9200/_cat/health
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-1472225929 15:38:49 docker-cluster green 2 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 - 100.0%
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-// NOTCONSOLE
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-Log messages go to the console and are handled by the configured Docker logging driver. By default you can access logs with `docker logs`.
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-[[docker-configuration-methods]]
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-==== Configuring Elasticsearch with Docker
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-Elasticsearch loads its configuration from files under `/usr/share/elasticsearch/config/`. These configuration files are documented in <<settings>> and <<jvm-options>>.
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-The image offers several methods for configuring Elasticsearch settings with the conventional approach being to provide customized files, i.e. `elasticsearch.yml`, but it's also possible to use environment variables to set options:
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-===== A. Present the parameters via Docker environment variables
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-For example, to define the cluster name with `docker run` you can pass `-e "cluster.name=mynewclustername"`. Double quotes are required.
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-===== B. Bind-mounted configuration
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-Create your custom config file and mount this over the image's corresponding file.
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-For example, bind-mounting a `custom_elasticsearch.yml` with `docker run` can be accomplished with the parameter:
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--v full_path_to/custom_elasticsearch.yml:/usr/share/elasticsearch/config/elasticsearch.yml
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-IMPORTANT: The container **runs Elasticsearch as user `elasticsearch` using uid:gid `1000:1000`**. Bind mounted host directories and files, such as `custom_elasticsearch.yml` above, **need to be accessible by this user**. For the https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/important-settings.html#path-settings[data and log dirs], such as `/usr/share/elasticsearch/data`, write access is required as well. Also see note 1 below.
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-===== C. Customized image
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-In some environments, it may make more sense to prepare a custom image containing your configuration. A `Dockerfile` to achieve this may be as simple as:
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-FROM docker.elastic.co/elasticsearch/elasticsearch:{version}
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-COPY --chown=elasticsearch:elasticsearch elasticsearch.yml /usr/share/elasticsearch/config/
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-You could then build and try the image with something like:
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-docker build --tag=elasticsearch-custom .
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-docker run -ti -v /usr/share/elasticsearch/data elasticsearch-custom
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-===== D. Override the image's default https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/run/#cmd-default-command-or-options[CMD]
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-Options can be passed as command-line options to the Elasticsearch process by
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-overriding the default command for the image. For example:
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-docker run <various parameters> bin/elasticsearch -Ecluster.name=mynewclustername
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-==== Notes for production use and defaults
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-We have collected a number of best practices for production use.
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-Any Docker parameters mentioned below assume the use of `docker run`.
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-. By default, Elasticsearch runs inside the container as user `elasticsearch` using uid:gid `1000:1000`.
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-CAUTION: One exception is https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/3.6/creating_images/guidelines.html#openshift-specific-guidelines[Openshift] which runs containers using an arbitrarily assigned user ID. Openshift will present persistent volumes with the gid set to `0` which will work without any adjustments.
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-If you are bind-mounting a local directory or file, ensure it is readable by this user, while the <<path-settings,data and log dirs>> additionally require write access. A good strategy is to grant group access to gid `1000` or `0` for the local directory. As an example, to prepare a local directory for storing data through a bind-mount:
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- mkdir esdatadir
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- chmod g+rwx esdatadir
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- chgrp 1000 esdatadir
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-As a last resort, you can also force the container to mutate the ownership of any bind-mounts used for the <<path-settings,data and log dirs>> through the environment variable `TAKE_FILE_OWNERSHIP`; in this case they will be owned by uid:gid `1000:0` providing read/write access to the elasticsearch process as required.
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-. It is important to ensure increased ulimits for <<setting-system-settings,nofile>> and <<max-number-threads-check,nproc>> are available for the Elasticsearch containers. Verify the https://github.com/moby/moby/tree/ea4d1243953e6b652082305a9c3cda8656edab26/contrib/init[init system] for the Docker daemon is already setting those to acceptable values and, if needed, adjust them in the Daemon, or override them per container, for example using `docker run`:
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- --ulimit nofile=65536:65536
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-NOTE: One way of checking the Docker daemon defaults for the aforementioned ulimits is by running:
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- docker run --rm centos:7 /bin/bash -c 'ulimit -Hn && ulimit -Sn && ulimit -Hu && ulimit -Su'
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-. Swapping needs to be disabled for performance and node stability. This can be
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-achieved through any of the methods mentioned in the
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-<<setup-configuration-memory,Elasticsearch docs>>. If you opt for the
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-`bootstrap.memory_lock: true` approach, apart from defining it through any of
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-the <<docker-configuration-methods,configuration methods>>, you will
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-additionally need the `memlock: true` ulimit, either defined in the
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-https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/commandline/dockerd/#default-ulimits[Docker
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-Daemon] or specifically set for the container. This is demonstrated above in the
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-<<docker-prod-cluster-composefile,docker-compose.yml>>. If using `docker run`:
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- -e "bootstrap.memory_lock=true" --ulimit memlock=-1:-1
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-. The image https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/builder/#/expose[exposes] TCP ports 9200 and 9300. For clusters it is recommended to randomize the published ports with `--publish-all`, unless you are pinning one container per host.
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-. Use the `ES_JAVA_OPTS` environment variable to set heap size, e.g. to use 16GB
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-use `-e ES_JAVA_OPTS="-Xms16g -Xmx16g"` with `docker run`.
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-. Pin your deployments to a specific version of the Elasticsearch Docker image, e.g. +docker.elastic.co/elasticsearch/elasticsearch:{version}+.
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-. Always use a volume bound on `/usr/share/elasticsearch/data`, as shown in the <<docker-cli-run-prod-mode,production example>>, for the following reasons:
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-.. The data of your elasticsearch node won't be lost if the container is killed
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-.. Elasticsearch is I/O sensitive and the Docker storage driver is not ideal for fast I/O
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-.. It allows the use of advanced https://docs.docker.com/engine/extend/plugins/#volume-plugins[Docker volume plugins]
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-. If you are using the devicemapper storage driver, make sure you are not using
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-the default `loop-lvm` mode. Configure docker-engine to use
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-https://docs.docker.com/engine/userguide/storagedriver/device-mapper-driver/#configure-docker-with-devicemapper[direct-lvm]
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-instead.
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-. Consider centralizing your logs by using a different https://docs.docker.com/engine/admin/logging/overview/[logging driver]. Also note that the default json-file logging driver is not ideally suited for production use.
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-include::next-steps.asciidoc[]
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