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[[zip-targz]]
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=== Install Elasticsearch with `.zip` or `.tar.gz`
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Elasticsearch is provided as a `.zip` and as a `.tar.gz` package. These
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packages can be used to install Elasticsearch on any system and are the
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easiest package format to use when trying out Elasticsearch.
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The latest stable version of Elasticsearch can be found on the
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link:/downloads/elasticsearch[Download Elasticsearch] page.
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Other versions can be found on the
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link:/downloads/past-releases[Past Releases page].
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[[install-zip]]
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==== Download and install the `.zip` package
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The `.zip` archive for Elastisearch v{version} can be downloaded and installed as follows:
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["source","sh",subs="attributes"]
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wget https://artifacts.elastic.co/downloads/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-{version}.zip
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sha1sum elasticsearch-{version}.zip <1>
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unzip elasticsearch-{version}.zip
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cd elasticsearch-{version}/ <2>
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<1> Compare the SHA produced by `sha1sum` or `shasum` with the
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https://artifacts.elastic.co/downloads/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-{version}.zip.sha1[published SHA].
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<2> This directory is known as `$ES_HOME`.
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[[install-targz]]
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==== Download and install the `.tar.gz` package
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The `.tar.gz` archive for Elastisearch v{version} can be downloaded and installed as follows:
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["source","sh",subs="attributes"]
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wget https://artifacts.elastic.co/downloads/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-{version}.tar.gz
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sha1sum elasticsearch-{version}.tar.gz <1>
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tar -xzf elasticsearch-{version}.tar.gz
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cd elasticsearch-{version}/ <2>
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<1> Compare the SHA produced by `sha1sum` or `shasum` with the
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https://artifacts.elastic.co/downloads/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-{version}.tar.gz.sha1[published SHA].
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<2> This directory is known as `$ES_HOME`.
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[[zip-targz-running]]
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==== Running Elasticsearch from the command line
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Elasticsearch can be started from the command line as follows:
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[source,sh]
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./bin/elasticsearch
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By default, Elasticsearch runs in the foreground, prints its logs to the
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standard output (`stdout`), and can be stopped by pressing `Ctrl-C`.
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include::check-running.asciidoc[]
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Log printing to `stdout` can be disabled using the `-q` or `--quiet`
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option on the command line.
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[[setup-installation-daemon]]
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==== Running as a daemon
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To run Elasticsearch as a daemon, specify `-d` on the command line, and record
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the process ID in a file using the `-p` option:
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[source,sh]
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./bin/elasticsearch -d -p pid
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Log messages can be found in the `$ES_HOME/logs/` directory.
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To shut down Elasticsearch, kill the process ID recorded in the `pid` file:
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[source,sh]
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kill `cat pid`
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NOTE: The startup scripts provided in the <<rpm,RPM>> and <<deb,Debian>>
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packages take care of starting and stopping the Elasticsearch process for you.
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[[zip-targz-configuring]]
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==== Configuring Elasticsearch on the command line
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Elasticsearch loads its configuration from the `$ES_HOME/config/elasticsearch.yml`
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file by default. The format of this config file is explained in
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<<settings>>.
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Any settings that can be specified in the config file can also be specified on
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the command line, using the `-E` syntax as follows:
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[source,sh]
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./bin/elasticsearch -d -Ecluster.name=my_cluster -Enode.name=node_1
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TIP: Typically, any cluster-wide settings (like `cluster.name`) should be
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added to the `elasticsearch.yml` config file, while any node-specific settings
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such as `node.name` could be specified on the command line.
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[[zip-targz-layout]]
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==== Directory layout of `.zip` and `.tar.gz` archives
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The `.zip` and `.tar.gz` packages are entirely self-contained. All files and
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directories are, by default, contained within `$ES_HOME` -- the directory
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created when unpacking the archive.
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This is very convenient because you don't have to create any directories to
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start using Elasticsearch, and uninstalling Elasticsearch is as easy as
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removing the `$ES_HOME` directory. However, it is advisable to change the
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default locations of the config directory, the data directory, and the logs
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directory so that you do not delete important data later on.
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[cols="<h,<,<m,<m",options="header",]
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|=======================================================================
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| Type | Description | Default Location | Setting
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| home
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| Elasticsearch home directory or `$ES_HOME`
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d| Directory created by unpacking the archive
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| bin
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| Binary scripts including `elasticsearch` to start a node
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and `elasticsearch-plugin` to install plugins
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| $ES_HOME/bin
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d|
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| conf
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| Configuration files including `elasticsearch.yml`
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| $ES_HOME/config
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| path.conf
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| data
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| The location of the data files of each index / shard allocated
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on the node. Can hold multiple locations.
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| $ES_HOME/data
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| path.data
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| logs
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| Log files location.
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| $ES_HOME/logs
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| path.logs
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| plugins
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| Plugin files location. Each plugin will be contained in a subdirectory.
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| $ES_HOME/plugins
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| repo
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| Shared file system repository locations. Can hold multiple locations. A file system repository can be placed in to any subdirectory of any directory specified here.
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d| Not configured
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| path.repo
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| script
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| Location of script files.
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| $ES_HOME/scripts
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| path.scripts
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|=======================================================================
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include::next-steps.asciidoc[] |