commercial-elasticsearch

packaged by Chainguard

Chainguard Container for commercial-elasticsearch

Elasticsearch is a distributed, RESTful search and analytics engine built with official Elastic binaries.

Chainguard Containers are regularly-updated, secure-by-default container images.

Download this Container Image

For those with access, this container image is available on cgr.dev:

docker pull cgr.dev/ORGANIZATION/commercial-elasticsearch:latest

Be sure to replace the ORGANIZATION placeholder with the name used for your organization's private repository within the Chainguard Registry.

Compatibility Notes

The Chainguard elasticsearch container image is built with official Elastic binaries and is designed to be compatible with the Elasticsearch image available from Elastic.

This is a commercial partnership image. It is built with official Elastic binaries and includes Elastic-licensed components. Production use requires valid Elastic licensing in addition to access to Chainguard Containers. Visit Elastic Licensing for details.

Key characteristics of this commercial image:

• Built with Elastic binaries: Uses official Elastic-provided Elasticsearch binaries and files
• Commercial licensing: Includes Elastic-licensed components (Elastic License 2.0)
• Elastic Container Mode: The ELASTIC_CONTAINER environment variable is set to true
• File layout: Follows Elastic's standard layout with all components under /usr/share/elasticsearch/
• Version support: Supports Elasticsearch versions 8.17+ and 9.x

Prerequisites

• A valid Elastic license for production use. Visit Elastic Subscriptions to learn more.
• Access to the Chainguard Registry for your organization.

Getting Started

You can verify the image is working by checking the Elasticsearch version:

docker run --rm cgr.dev/ORGANIZATION/elasticsearch:latest \
  bin/elasticsearch --version

Single-Node Development Setup

Run Elasticsearch in single-node mode for development and testing:

docker run -d \
  --name elasticsearch \
  -p 9200:9200 \
  -e "discovery.type=single-node" \
  -e "xpack.security.enabled=false" \
  -e "ES_JAVA_OPTS=-Xms512m -Xmx512m" \
  cgr.dev/ORGANIZATION/elasticsearch:latest

The ES_JAVA_OPTS environment variable sets the JVM heap size. Adjust based on your workload requirements.

Test the cluster status:

curl http://localhost:9200

{
  "name" : "abc123def456",
  "cluster_name" : "docker-cluster",
  "cluster_uuid" : "xyz789abc123",
  "version" : {
    "number" : "9.3.1",
    "build_flavor" : "default",
    "build_type" : "docker",
    "build_hash" : "...",
    "build_date" : "...",
    "build_snapshot" : false,
    "lucene_version" : "...",
    "minimum_wire_compatibility_version" : "...",
    "minimum_index_compatibility_version" : "..."
  },
  "tagline" : "You Know, for Search"
}

Change the default password and configure TLS for production environments. See the Elasticsearch Security Documentation for best practices.

Documentation and Resources

• Elasticsearch Docker Documentation
• Elasticsearch REST API Reference

What are Chainguard Containers?

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• Minimal design, without unnecessary software bloat
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• Verifiable signatures provided by Sigstore
• Reproducible builds with Cosign and apko (read more about reproducibility)

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