Quickstart - Build your own Docker image#

Build the Docker image using the following command

$ docker build -t elasticsearch-index:<tag> .

Run the Docker container using the command below.

$ docker run -d -p 9200:9200 elasticsearch-index:<tag>

Advanced usage

Port

Default Port for application is 9200 .

Environment Variables

• ES_JAVA_OPTS - Heap Size can be specified

  $ docker run -d -p 9200:9200 -e ES_JAVA_OPTS='<HEAP_SIZE>' elasticsearch-index:<tag>

Volumes

• /usr/share/elasticsearch/data - Will contain the elasticsearch data files

  $ docker run -d -p 9200:9200 -v /your/path/to/es_data:/usr/share/elasticsearch/data elasticsearch-index:<tag>