Elasticsearch Dockerfile

This repository contains Dockerfile of Elasticsearch for Docker's automated build.

Base Docker Image

• dockerfile/elasticsearch

Installation

1. Install Docker.

2. Download automated build from public Docker Hub Registry: docker pull sxoded/elasticsearch

this method will install the head plugin only. alternatively, you can build an image from Dockerfile: docker build -t="sxoded/elasticsearch" github.com/sxoded/elasticsearch)

if you want to build the image with more plugins - add them to the plugins file.

Usage

docker run -d -p 9200:9200 -p 9300:9300 sxoded/elasticsearch

Attach persistent/shared directories

1. Create a mountable data directory <data-dir> on the host.

2. Create Elasticsearch config file at <data-dir>/elasticsearch.yml.

```yml
path:
  logs: /data/log
  data: /data/data
```

3. Start a container by mounting data directory and specifying the custom configuration file:

```sh
docker run -d -p 9200:9200 -p 9300:9300 -v <data-dir>:/data sxoded/elasticsearch /elasticsearch/bin/elasticsearch -Des.config=/data/elasticsearch.yml
```

After few seconds, open http://<host>:9200 to see the result.