Run Elasticsearch locally

DO NOT USE THESE INSTRUCTIONS FOR PRODUCTION DEPLOYMENTS

The instructions on this page are for local development only. Do not use this configuration for production deployments, because it is not secure. Refer to deployment options for a list of production deployment options.

Quickly set up Elasticsearch and Kibana in Docker for local development or testing, using the start-local script.

This setup comes with a one-month trial license that includes all Elastic features. After the trial period, the license reverts to Free and open - Basic. Refer to Elastic subscriptions for more information.

Prerequisites

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If you don’t have Docker installed, download and install Docker Desktop for your operating system.
If you’re using Microsoft Windows, then install Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL).

Run `start-local`

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To set up Elasticsearch and Kibana locally, run the start-local script:

curl -fsSL https://elastic.co/start-local | sh

This script creates an elastic-start-local folder containing configuration files and starts both Elasticsearch and Kibana using Docker.

After running the script, you can access Elastic services at the following endpoints:

Elasticsearch: http://localhost:9200
Kibana: http://localhost:5601

The script generates a random password for the elastic user, and an API key, stored in the .env file.

This setup is for local testing only. HTTPS is disabled, and Basic authentication is used for Elasticsearch. For security, Elasticsearch and Kibana are accessible only through localhost.

Learn more

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For more detailed information about the start-local setup, refer to the README on GitHub. Learn about customizing the setup, logging, and more.

Next steps

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Use our quick start guides to learn the basics of Elasticsearch.

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