docker-elastic

elastic stack on docker

Pull the required docker images:

docker pull docker.elastic.co/elasticsearch/elasticsearch:6.3.1
docker pull docker.elastic.co/kibana/kibana:6.3.1
docker pull docker.elastic.co/logstash/logstash:6.3.1

Add images to your local repo

docker push <the name of repository>/<the name of image>:<the name of tag>

1. Create your docker network:

• docker network create esnet

2. Create the ssl certs for the environment, from elasticsearch DIR:

• docker-compose -f create-certs.yml up

3. copy certs directory over to the kibana directory:

• clean up unneeded certs/host folders:

4. Update the elasticsearch/.env file with your password:

• ELASTIC_PASSWORD=changeme

5. Start elasticsearch from its directory with:

• docker-compose up

6. Enable the trial license:

• curl -k -u elastic -XPOST https://localhost:9200/_xpack/license/start_trial?acknowledge=true

7. Update kibana user:

• curl -k -u elastic -XPOST "https://localhost:9200/_xpack/security/user/kibana/_password" -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d' {"password":"changeme"}'

8. Update the kibana.yml with your new kibana credentials

• elasticsearch.password: "changeme"

9. Start kibana from its directory with:

• docker-compose up

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Informational:

• https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/security-api-change-password.html

Testing ssl from container

• curl --cacert certs/ca/ca.crt -u elastic:changeme https://es01:9200