Install and Configure Elasticsearch in Linux
Download and Extract Elasticsearch
https://www.elastic.co/downloads/elasticsearch
Code language: JavaScript (javascript)Run and Verify Elasticsearch 9.3
# AS NORMAL USER - NOT using root
$ cd /home/ubuntu
$ wget https://artifacts.elastic.co/downloads/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-9.3.3-linux-x86_64.tar.gz
$ tar -zxvf elasticsearch-9.3.3-linux-x86_64.tar.gz
$ mv elasticsearch-9.3.3 elasticsearch
$ cd elasticsearch/bin
$ ./elasticsearch
Out are given below;Code language: PHP (php)
On Another Terminal
$ curl --cacert /home/ubuntu/elasticsearch/config/certs/http_ca.crt -u elastic https://localhost:9200
Enter host password for user 'elastic':
{
"name" : "ip-172-31-16-174",
"cluster_name" : "elasticsearch",
"cluster_uuid" : "rTSCc0r5RbilexhVebzaog",
"version" : {
"number" : "9.3.3",
"build_flavor" : "default",
"build_type" : "tar",
"build_hash" : "640408e2dfd2af9fbfe5079e1575f93d8909a5f5",
"build_date" : "2026-04-01T22:08:18.783399214Z",
"build_snapshot" : false,
"lucene_version" : "10.3.2",
"minimum_wire_compatibility_version" : "8.19.0",
"minimum_index_compatibility_version" : "8.0.0"
},
"tagline" : "You Know, for Search"
}
Code language: JavaScript (javascript)Run and Verify Elasticsearch 7.x
$ sudo yum install wget -y
$ wget https://artifacts.elastic.co/downloads/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-7.15.0-linux-x86_64.tar.gz
$ tar -zxvf elasticsearch-7.15.0-linux-x86_64.tar.gz
$ cd elasticsearch-7.15.0
$ ./bin/elasticsearch -d -p pid
$ ps -eaf | grep elasCode language: JavaScript (javascript)Run and Verify Elasticsearch 8.x
Terminal#1
$ wget https://artifacts.elastic.co/downloads/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-8.9.1-linux-x86_64.tar.gz
$ tar -zxvf elasticsearch-8.9.1-linux-x86_64.tar.gz
$ cd elasticsearch-8.9.1
$ ls config/
$ cd bin
$ ./elasticsearch
Terminal#2
$ curl --cacert /home/ubuntu/elasticsearch-8.9.1/config/certs/http_ca.crt -u elastic https://localhost:9200
Enter host password for user 'elastic':
{
"name" : "ip-172-31-58-60",
"cluster_name" : "elasticsearch",
"cluster_uuid" : "dvbfb_NLS6qy1iuhc4yvKA",
"version" : {
"number" : "8.9.1",
"build_flavor" : "default",
"build_type" : "tar",
"build_hash" : "a813d015ef1826148d9d389bd1c0d781c6e349f0",
"build_date" : "2023-08-10T05:02:32.517455352Z",
"build_snapshot" : false,
"lucene_version" : "9.7.0",
"minimum_wire_compatibility_version" : "7.17.0",
"minimum_index_compatibility_version" : "7.0.0"
},
"tagline" : "You Know, for Search"
}Code language: PHP (php)Run and Verify Elasticsearch 9.x
$ wget https://artifacts.elastic.co/downloads/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-9.0.0-linux-x86_64.tar.gz
$ tar -zxvf elasticsearch-9.0.0-linux-x86_64.tar.gz
$ cd ubuntu/elasticsearch-9.0.0
$ bin/elasticsearchCode language: JavaScript (javascript)ubuntu@ip-172-31-38-122:~$ curl –cacert /home/ubuntu/elasticsearch-9.0.0/config/certs/http_ca.crt -u elastic https://localhost:9200
Enter host password for user ‘elastic’:
{
“name” : “ip-172-31-38-122”,
“cluster_name” : “elasticsearch”,
“cluster_uuid” : “wN4YsWQpQYSMNhIq-dRrMQ”,
“version” : {
“number” : “9.0.0”,
“build_flavor” : “default”,
“build_type” : “tar”,
“build_hash” : “112859b85d50de2a7e63f73c8fc70b99eea24291”,
“build_date” : “2026-04-08T15:13:46.049795831Z”,
“build_snapshot” : false,
“lucene_version” : “10.1.0”,
“minimum_wire_compatibility_version” : “8.18.0”,
“minimum_index_compatibility_version” : “8.0.0”
},
“tagline” : “You Know, for Search”
}
Images for Elasticsearch Install Validation
Install Elasticsearch with Docker
Pulling the image
Obtaining Elasticsearch for Docker is as simple as issuing a docker pull command against the Elastic Docker registry.
$ docker pull docker.elastic.co/elasticsearch/elasticsearch:7.15.0
Starting a single node cluster with Docker
To start a single-node Elasticsearch cluster for development or testing, specify single-node discovery to bypass the bootstrap checks:
$ docker run -p 9200:9200 -p 9300:9300 -e "discovery.type=single-node" docker.elastic.co/elasticsearch/elasticsearch:7.15.0Code language: JavaScript (javascript)Elasticsearch Configuration file
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