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To install all application dependencies [Elasticsearch, Kibana and RabbitMQ], use the docker-compose.yml file to deploy all application dependencies using docker compose.

• To create the cluster, run:

  docker compose up

• To delete the cluster and the network:

  docker compose down

• The default username and password for RabbitMQ is defined in the docker-compose.yml file.

  • default username: guest
  • default password: guest

• The following is a list of the endpoints for the dependencies being created in docker:

  • Elasticsearch: http://localhost:9200
  • Kibana: http://localhost:5610
  • RabbitMQ: http://localhost:15672

• Install redis

  # only for MacOs
  brew install redis

• Install the dependencies

  yarn
  # or if you are using npm: npm i

• Start the server locally

  yarn start:dev
  # npm run start:dev

We'll use a docker container to connect to the elasticsearch service. So make sure you have docker installed.

To run the elasticsearch image in a docker container (single-node cluster):

• Create a new docker network

  # docker network create elasticnet
  docker network create <network-name>

• Pull the elastic docker image

  # Running an elastic docker container only works with a specified tag, not with
  # latest versions.
  # docker pull docker.elastic.co/elasticsearch/elasticsearch:8.11.1
  docker pull docker.elastic.co/elasticsearch/elasticsearch:[tag]

Use the -m flag to set a memory limit for the container. This removes the need to manually set the JVM size.

• Start an elasticsearch container

  # docker run --name es01 --net elasticnet -p 9200:9200 -it -m 1GB docker.elastic.co/elasticsearch/elasticsearch:8.11.1
  docker run --name <container-name> --net <network-name> -p 9200:9200 -it -m 1GB \
    docker.elastic.co/elasticsearch/elasticsearch:[tag]

The command prints the elastic user password and an enrollment token for Kibana.

• Copy the generated elastic password and enrollment token. These credentials are only shown when you start Elasticsearch for the first time. You can regenerate the credentials using the following commands.

  docker exec -it es01 /usr/share/elasticsearch/bin/elasticsearch-reset-password -u elastic
  docker exec -it es01 /usr/share/elasticsearch/bin/elasticsearch-create-enrollment-token -s kibana

• We recommend storing the elastic password as an environment variable in your shell

  export ELASTIC_PASSWORD="your_password"

• Copy the http_ca.crt SSL certificate from the container to your local machine.

  # docker cp es01:/usr/share/elasticsearch/config/certs/http_ca.crt /Users/sid/Developer/api/src/certs
  docker cp <container-name>:/usr/share/elasticsearch/config/certs/http_ca.crt /path/to/your/folder

• Make a REST API call to Elasticsearch to ensure the Elasticsearch container is running.

  curl --cacert /Users/sid/Developer/api/src/certs/http_ca.crt -u elastic:$ELASTIC_PASSWORD https://localhost:9200

This should printout a success message that looks similar to this:

{
  "name" : "686b14641876",
  "cluster_name" : "docker-cluster",
  "cluster_uuid" : "C4TdqRy3QKSQM9Cri2HBKA",
  "version" : {
    "number" : "8.11.1",
    "build_flavor" : "default",
    "build_type" : "docker",
    "build_hash" : "6f9ff581fbcde658e6f69d6ce03050f060d1fd0c",
    "build_date" : "2023-11-11T10:05:59.421038163Z",
    "build_snapshot" : false,
    "lucene_version" : "9.8.0",
    "minimum_wire_compatibility_version" : "7.17.0",
    "minimum_index_compatibility_version" : "7.0.0"
  },
  "tagline" : "You Know, for Search"
}

To install the Kibana docker image:

• Pull the Kibana Docker image.

  # docker pull docker.elastic.co/kibana/kibana:8.11.1
  docker pull docker.elastic.co/kibana/kibana:[tag]

• Start a Kibana container.

  # docker run --name kib01 --net elastic -p 5601:5601 docker.elastic.co/kibana/kibana:8.11.1
  docker run --name <container-name> --net <network-name> -p 5601:5601 docker.elastic.co/kibana/kibana:[tag]

NOTE: When Kibana starts, it outputs a unique generated link to the terminal. To access Kibana, open this link in a web browser. In your browser, enter the enrollment token that was generated when you started Elasticsearch.

• To regenerate the token

  docker exec -it es01 /usr/share/elasticsearch/bin/elasticsearch-create-enrollment-token -s kibana

• Log in to Kibana as the elastic user with the password that was generated when you started Elasticsearch

  # to regenerate the password, run:
  docker exec -it es01 /usr/share/elasticsearch/bin/elasticsearch-reset-password -u elastic

To install the RabbitMQ docker image:

• Pull the RabbitMQ docker image

  # docker pull rabbitmq:3.12-management-alpine
  docker pull rabbitmq:[tag]

• Create the RabbitMQ docker container

  # docker run -it --rm --name rabbitmq -p 5672:5672 -p 15672:15672 rabbitmq:3.12-management-alpine
  docker run -it --rm --name <container-name> -p 5672:5672 -p 15672:15672 rabbitmq:[tag]

To remove the containers and their network, run:

# Remove the Elastic network
# docker network rm elastic
docker network rm <network-name>

# Remove Elasticsearch, Kibana and RabbitMQ containers
# docker rm es01
docker rm <elastic-container-name>
# docker rm kib01
docker rm <kibana-container-name>
# docker rm rabbitmq
docker rm <rabbitmq-container-name>

Siddharth Rawat

This project is licensed under the MIT License. (see license file for details)