--- layout: default title: Docker parent: Install OpenSearch nav_order: 1 --- # Docker image You can pull the OpenSearch Docker image just like any other image: ```bash docker pull opensearchproject/opensearch:{{site.opensearch_version}} docker pull opensearchproject/opensearch-dashboards:{{site.opensearch_version}} ``` To check available versions, see [Docker Hub](https://hub.docker.com/u/opensearchproject). OpenSearch images use `centos:7` as the base image. If you run Docker locally, we recommend allowing Docker to use at least 4 GB of RAM in **Preferences** > **Resources**. --- #### Table of contents 1. TOC {:toc} --- ## Run the image To run the image for local development: ```bash docker run -p 9200:9200 -p 9600:9600 -e "discovery.type=single-node" opensearchproject/opensearch:{{site.opensearch_version}} ``` Then send requests to the server to verify that OpenSearch is up and running: ```bash curl -XGET https://localhost:9200 -u 'admin:admin' --insecure curl -XGET https://localhost:9200/_cat/nodes?v -u 'admin:admin' --insecure curl -XGET https://localhost:9200/_cat/plugins?v -u 'admin:admin' --insecure ``` To find the container ID: ```bash docker ps ``` Then you can stop the container using: ```bash docker stop ``` ## Start a cluster To deploy multiple nodes and simulate a more realistic deployment, create a [docker-compose.yml](https://docs.docker.com/compose/compose-file/) file appropriate for your environment and run: ```bash docker-compose up ``` To stop the cluster, run: ```bash docker-compose down ``` To stop the cluster and delete all data volumes, run: ```bash docker-compose down -v ``` #### Sample Docker Compose file This sample file starts two data nodes and a container for OpenSearch Dashboards. ```yml version: '3' services: opensearch-node1: image: opensearchproject/opensearch:{{site.opensearch_version}} container_name: opensearch-node1 environment: - cluster.name=opensearch-cluster - node.name=opensearch-node1 - discovery.seed_hosts=opensearch-node1,opensearch-node2 - cluster.initial_master_nodes=opensearch-node1,opensearch-node2 - bootstrap.memory_lock=true # along with the memlock settings below, disables swapping - "OPENSEARCH_JAVA_OPTS=-Xms512m -Xmx512m" # minimum and maximum Java heap size, recommend setting both to 50% of system RAM ulimits: memlock: soft: -1 hard: -1 nofile: soft: 65536 # maximum number of open files for the OpenSearch user, set to at least 65536 on modern systems hard: 65536 volumes: - opensearch-data1:/usr/share/opensearch/data ports: - 9200:9200 - 9600:9600 # required for Performance Analyzer networks: - opensearch-net opensearch-node2: image: opensearchproject/opensearch:{{site.opensearch_version}} container_name: opensearch-node2 environment: - cluster.name=opensearch-cluster - node.name=opensearch-node2 - discovery.seed_hosts=opensearch-node1,opensearch-node2 - cluster.initial_master_nodes=opensearch-node1,opensearch-node2 - bootstrap.memory_lock=true - "OPENSEARCH_JAVA_OPTS=-Xms512m -Xmx512m" ulimits: memlock: soft: -1 hard: -1 nofile: soft: 65536 hard: 65536 volumes: - opensearch-data2:/usr/share/opensearch/data networks: - opensearch-net opensearch-dashboards: image: opensearchproject/opensearch-dashboards:{{site.opensearch_version}} container_name: opensearch-dashboards ports: - 5601:5601 expose: - "5601" environment: OPENSEARCH_HOSTS: https://opensearch-node1:9200 networks: - opensearch-net volumes: opensearch-data1: opensearch-data2: networks: opensearch-net: ``` If you override `opensearch_dashboards.yml` settings using environment variables, as seen above, use all uppercase letters and periods in place of underscores (e.g. for `opensearch.url`, specify `OPENSEARCH_URL`). {: .note} ## Configure OpenSearch You can pass a custom `opensearch.yml` file to the Docker container using the [`-v` flag](https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/commandline/run/#mount-volume--v---read-only) for `docker run`: ```bash docker run \ -p 9200:9200 -p 9600:9600 \ -e "discovery.type=single-node" \ -v //custom-opensearch.yml:/usr/share/opensearch/config/opensearch.yml \ opensearchproject/opensearch:{{site.opensearch_version}} ``` You can perform the same operation in `docker-compose.yml` using a relative path: ```yml services: opensearch-node1: volumes: - opensearch-data1:/usr/share/opensearch/data - ./custom-opensearch.yml:/usr/share/opensearch/config/opensearch.yml opensearch-node2: volumes: - opensearch-data2:/usr/share/opensearch/data - ./custom-opensearch.yml:/usr/share/opensearch/config/opensearch.yml opensearch-dashboards volumes: - ./custom-opensearch_dashboards.yml:/usr/share/opensearch-dashboards/config/opensearch_dashboards.yml ``` You can also configure `docker-compose.yml` and `opensearch.yml` [to take your own certificates]({{site.url}}{{site.baseurl}}/opensearch/install/docker-security/) for use with the [Security]({{site.url}}{{site.baseurl}}/security-plugin/configuration/) plugin. ### (Optional) Set up Performance Analyzer 1. Enable the Performance Analyzer plugin: ```bash curl -XPOST localhost:9200/_plugins/_performanceanalyzer/cluster/config -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '{"enabled": true}' ``` If you receive the `curl: (52) Empty reply from server` error, you are likely protecting your cluster with the security plugin and you need to provide credentials. Modify the following command to use your username and password: ```bash curl -XPOST https://localhost:9200/_plugins/_performanceanalyzer/cluster/config -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '{"enabled": true}' -u 'admin:admin' -k ``` 1. Enable the Root Cause Analyzer (RCA) framework ```bash curl -XPOST localhost:9200/_plugins/_performanceanalyzer/rca/cluster/config -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '{"enabled": true}' ``` Similar to step 1, if you run into `curl: (52) Empty reply from server`, run the command below to enable RCA ```bash curl -XPOST https://localhost:9200/_plugins/_performanceanalyzer/rca/cluster/config -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '{"enabled": true}' -u 'admin:admin' -k ``` 1. By default, Performance Analyzer's endpoints are not accessible from outside the Docker container. To edit this behavior, open a shell session in the container and modify the configuration: ```bash docker ps # Look up the container id docker exec -it /bin/bash # Inside container cd plugins/opensearch_performance_analyzer/pa_config/ vi performance-analyzer.properties ``` Uncomment the line `#webservice-bind-host` and set it to `0.0.0.0`: ``` # ======================== OpenSearch performance analyzer plugin config ========================= # NOTE: this is an example for Linux. Please modify the config accordingly if you are using it under other OS. # WebService bind host; default to all interfaces webservice-bind-host = 0.0.0.0 # Metrics data location metrics-location = /dev/shm/performanceanalyzer/ # Metrics deletion interval (minutes) for metrics data. # Interval should be between 1 to 60. metrics-deletion-interval = 1 # If set to true, the system cleans up the files behind it. So at any point, we should expect only 2 # metrics-db-file-prefix-path files. If set to false, no files are cleaned up. This can be useful, if you are archiving # the files and wouldn't like for them to be cleaned up. cleanup-metrics-db-files = true # WebService exposed by App's port webservice-listener-port = 9600 # Metric DB File Prefix Path location metrics-db-file-prefix-path = /tmp/metricsdb_ https-enabled = false #Setup the correct path for certificates certificate-file-path = specify_path private-key-file-path = specify_path # Plugin Stats Metadata file name, expected to be in the same location plugin-stats-metadata = plugin-stats-metadata # Agent Stats Metadata file name, expected to be in the same location agent-stats-metadata = agent-stats-metadata ``` 1. Then restart the Performance Analyzer agent: ```bash kill $(ps aux | grep -i 'PerformanceAnalyzerApp' | grep -v grep | awk '{print $2}') ``` ## Bash access to containers To create an interactive Bash session in a container, run `docker ps` to find the container ID. Then run: ```bash docker exec -it /bin/bash ``` ## Customize the Docker image To run the image with a custom plugin, first create a [`Dockerfile`](https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/builder/): ``` FROM opensearchproject/opensearch:{{site.opensearch_version}} RUN /usr/share/opensearch/bin/opensearch-plugin install --batch ``` Then run the following commands: ```bash docker build --tag=opensearch-custom-plugin . docker run -p 9200:9200 -p 9600:9600 -v /usr/share/opensearch/data opensearch-custom-plugin ``` You can also use a `Dockerfile` to pass your own certificates for use with the [security]({{site.url}}{{site.baseurl}}/security-plugin/) plugin, similar to the `-v` argument in [Configure OpenSearch](#configure-opensearch): ``` FROM opensearchproject/opensearch:{{site.opensearch_version}} COPY --chown=opensearch:opensearch opensearch.yml /usr/share/opensearch/config/ COPY --chown=opensearch:opensearch my-key-file.pem /usr/share/opensearch/config/ COPY --chown=opensearch:opensearch my-certificate-chain.pem /usr/share/opensearch/config/ COPY --chown=opensearch:opensearch my-root-cas.pem /usr/share/opensearch/config/ ``` Alternately, you might want to remove a plugin. This `Dockerfile` removes the security plugin: ``` FROM opensearchproject/opensearch:{{site.opensearch_version}} RUN /usr/share/opensearch/bin/opensearch-plugin remove opensearch-security COPY --chown=opensearch:opensearch opensearch.yml /usr/share/opensearch/config/ ``` In this case, `opensearch.yml` is a "vanilla" version of the file with no plugin entries. It might look like this: ```yml cluster.name: "docker-cluster" network.host: 0.0.0.0 ```