ElasticSearch Dockerfile

This repository contains Dockerfile of ElasticSearch for Docker's automated build published to the public Docker Hub Registry.

Base Docker Image

• dockerfile/java:oracle-java7

Installation

1. Install Docker.

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

   (alternatively, you can build an image from Dockerfile: docker build -t="dockerfile/elasticsearch" github.com/dockerfile/elasticsearch)

Usage

docker run -d -p 9200:9200 -p 9300:9300 dockerfile/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 dockerfile/elasticsearch /elasticsearch/bin/elasticsearch -Des.config=/data/elasticsearch.yml
```

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