Self-host Elasticsearch with Docker
A distributed, RESTful search and analytics engine for full-text search and log analytics.
This page describes the Levelrail template for Elasticsearch (Infrastructure). It deploys the services below as one Docker Compose app on your own server.
Project site: https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/index.html.Recommended memory: about 1024 MiB.
Services, ports and volumes
| Service | Image | Container ports | Volumes |
|---|---|---|---|
elasticsearch | docker.elastic.co/elasticsearch/elasticsearch:8.19.22 | 9200 | elasticsearch_data -> /usr/share/elasticsearch/data |
Environment variables
| Service | Variable | Value |
|---|---|---|
elasticsearch | ES_JAVA_OPTS | Preset in the template |
elasticsearch | discovery.type | Preset in the template |
elasticsearch | xpack.security.enabled | Preset in the template |
Passwords and keys marked as generated are created for you when the app is deployed and stored as secrets. Values are not shown here.
Deploy Elasticsearch with Levelrail
In the dashboard, open Apps, choose New app, then Browse templates, and select Elasticsearch. Review the Compose body and deploy.
With the CLI:
levelrail-cli templates deploy elasticsearch --name my-elasticsearchSee Service template catalog for how templates work, and Getting started if you have not installed Levelrail yet.
More Infrastructure templates
All templates are listed in the self-host gallery.