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* Update Docker docs for 6.0.0-rc2
* Update the docs to match the new Docker "image flavours" of "basic",
"platinum", and "oss".
* Clarifications for Openshift and bind-mounts
* Bump docker-compose 2.x format to 2.2
* Combine Docker Toolbox instructions for setting vm.max_map_count for
both macOS + Windows
* devicemapper is not the default storage driver any more on RHEL
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An image is available for running Elasticsearch as a Docker container. It ships with {xpack-ref}/index.html[X-Pack] pre-installed and may be downloaded from the Elastic Docker Registry.
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Images are available for running Elasticsearch as Docker containers. They may be
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downloaded from the Elastic Docker Registry. The default image ships with
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=== Install Elasticsearch with Docker
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Elasticsearch is also available as a Docker image.
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The image is built with {xpack-ref}/index.html[X-Pack] and uses https://hub.docker.com/_/centos/[centos:7] as the base image.
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The source code can be found on https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch-docker/tree/{branch}[GitHub].
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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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==== Security note
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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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NOTE: {xpack-ref}/index.html[X-Pack] is preinstalled in this image.
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Please take a few minutes to familiarize yourself with {xpack-ref}/security-getting-started.html[X-Pack Security] and how to change default passwords. The default password for the `elastic` user is `changeme`.
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==== Image types
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NOTE: X-Pack includes a trial license for 30 days. After that, you can obtain one of the https://www.elastic.co/subscriptions[available subscriptions] or {ref}/security-settings.html[disable Security]. The Basic license is free and includes the https://www.elastic.co/products/x-pack/monitoring[Monitoring] extension.
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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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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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docker run -e ELASTIC_PASSWORD=MagicWord {docker-repo}-platinum:{version}
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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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Obtaining Elasticsearch for Docker is as simple as issuing a +docker pull+ command against the Elastic Docker registry.
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WARNING: Version {version} of Elasticsearch has not yet been released, so no Docker image is currently available for this version.
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The Docker image can be retrieved with the following command:
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Docker images can be retrieved with the following commands:
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To apply the setting on a live system type: `sysctl -w vm.max_map_count=262144`
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* OSX with https://docs.docker.com/engine/installation/mac/#/docker-for-mac[Docker for Mac]
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* macOS with https://docs.docker.com/engine/installation/mac/#/docker-for-mac[Docker for Mac]
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Instructions for installing it can be found on the
The node `elasticsearch1` listens on `localhost:9200` while `elasticsearch2` talks to `elasticsearch1` 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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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`.
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.
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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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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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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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. 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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