[[brew]]
=== Install {es} on macOS with Homebrew

Elastic publishes Homebrew formulae so you can install {es} with the
https://brew.sh/[Homebrew] package manager.

To install with Homebrew, you first need to tap the
Elastic Homebrew repository:

[source,sh]
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brew tap elastic/tap
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Once you've tapped the Elastic Homebrew repo, you can use `brew install` to
install {es}:

[source,sh]
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brew install elastic/tap/elasticsearch-full
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This installs the most recently released distribution of {es}.

[[brew-layout]]
==== Directory layout for Homebrew installs

When you install {es} with `brew install` the config files, logs,
and data directory are stored in the following locations.

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|=======================================================================
| Type | Description | Default Location | Setting
| home
  | Elasticsearch home directory or `$ES_HOME`
  | /usr/local/var/homebrew/linked/elasticsearch-full
 d|

| bin
  | Binary scripts including `elasticsearch` to start a node
    and `elasticsearch-plugin` to install plugins
  | /usr/local/var/homebrew/linked/elasticsearch-full/bin
 d|

| conf
  | Configuration files including `elasticsearch.yml`
  | /usr/local/etc/elasticsearch
  | <<config-files-location,ES_PATH_CONF>>

| data
  | The location of the data files of each index / shard allocated
    on the node. Can hold multiple locations.
  | /usr/local/var/lib/elasticsearch
  | path.data

| logs
  | Log files location.
  | /usr/local/var/log/elasticsearch
  | path.logs

| plugins
  | Plugin files location. Each plugin will be contained in a subdirectory.
  | /usr/local/var/homebrew/linked/elasticsearch/plugins
  |

|=======================================================================

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