{"id":23774,"date":"2025-05-04T05:48:15","date_gmt":"2025-05-04T05:48:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/?p=23774"},"modified":"2026-02-21T07:28:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T07:28:16","slug":"install-and-configure-elasticsearch-step-by-step-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/install-and-configure-elasticsearch-step-by-step-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Install and Configure Elasticsearch: Step by Step Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Install and Configure Elasticsearch in Linux<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Download and Extract Elasticsearch<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Run and Verify Elasticsearch 7.x<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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$ sudo yum install wget -y\n$ wget https:\/\/artifacts.elastic.co\/downloads\/elasticsearch\/elasticsearch-7.15.0-linux-x86_64.tar.gz<\/span>\n$ tar -zxvf elasticsearch-7.15<\/span>.0<\/span>-linux-x86_64.tar.gz\n$ cd elasticsearch-7.15<\/span>.0<\/span>\n$ .\/bin\/elasticsearch -d -p pid\n$ ps -eaf | grep elas<\/code><\/span>Code language:<\/span> JavaScript<\/span> (<\/span>javascript<\/span>)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n
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Run and Verify Elasticsearch 8.x<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Terminal#1<\/span>\n$ wget https:\/\/artifacts.elastic.co\/downloads\/elasticsearch\/elasticsearch-8.9.1-linux-x86_64.tar.gz<\/span>\n$ tar -zxvf elasticsearch-8.9<\/span>.1<\/span>-linux-x86_64.tar.gz\n$ cd elasticsearch-8.9<\/span>.1<\/span>\n$ ls config\/\n$ cd bin\n$ .\/elasticsearch\n\nTerminal#2<\/span>\n$ curl --cacert \/home\/ubuntu\/elasticsearch-8.9<\/span>.1<\/span>\/config\/certs\/http_ca.crt -u elastic https:\/\/localhost:9200<\/span>\nEnter host password for<\/span> user 'elastic'<\/span>:\n{\n  \"name\"<\/span> : \"ip-172-31-58-60\"<\/span>,\n  \"cluster_name\"<\/span> : \"elasticsearch\"<\/span>,\n  \"cluster_uuid\"<\/span> : \"dvbfb_NLS6qy1iuhc4yvKA\"<\/span>,\n  \"version\"<\/span> : {\n    \"number\"<\/span> : \"8.9.1\"<\/span>,\n    \"build_flavor\"<\/span> : \"default\"<\/span>,\n    \"build_type\"<\/span> : \"tar\"<\/span>,\n    \"build_hash\"<\/span> : \"a813d015ef1826148d9d389bd1c0d781c6e349f0\"<\/span>,\n    \"build_date\"<\/span> : \"2023-08-10T05:02:32.517455352Z\"<\/span>,\n    \"build_snapshot\"<\/span> : false<\/span>,\n    \"lucene_version\"<\/span> : \"9.7.0\"<\/span>,\n    \"minimum_wire_compatibility_version\"<\/span> : \"7.17.0\"<\/span>,\n    \"minimum_index_compatibility_version\"<\/span> : \"7.0.0\"<\/span>\n  },\n  \"tagline\"<\/span> : \"You Know, for Search\"<\/span>\n}<\/code><\/span>Code language:<\/span> PHP<\/span> (<\/span>php<\/span>)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n
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Run and Verify Elasticsearch 9.x<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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$ wget https:\/\/artifacts.elastic.co\/downloads\/elasticsearch\/elasticsearch-9.0.0-linux-x86_64.tar.gz<\/span>\n$ tar -zxvf elasticsearch-9.0<\/span>.0<\/span>-linux-x86_64.tar.gz\n$ cd ubuntu\/elasticsearch-9.0<\/span>.0<\/span>\n$ bin\/elasticsearch<\/code><\/span>Code language:<\/span> JavaScript<\/span> (<\/span>javascript<\/span>)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n
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”
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Images for Elasticsearch Install Validation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Install Elasticsearch with Docker<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Pulling the image\nObtaining Elasticsearch for<\/span> Docker is as<\/span> simple as<\/span> issuing a docker pull command against the Elastic Docker registry.\n$ docker pull docker.elastic.co\/elasticsearch\/elasticsearch:7.15<\/span>.0<\/span>\n\nStarting a single node cluster with<\/span> Docker\nTo start a single-node Elasticsearch cluster for<\/span> development or testing, specify single-node discovery to bypass the bootstrap checks:\n$ docker run -p 9200<\/span>:9200<\/span> -p 9300<\/span>:9300<\/span> -e \"discovery.type=single-node\"<\/span> docker.elastic.co\/elasticsearch\/elasticsearch:7.15<\/span>.0<\/span><\/code><\/span>Code language:<\/span> JavaScript<\/span> (<\/span>javascript<\/span>)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n
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Elasticsearch Configuration file<\/h2>\n\n\n\n