Verify Installation
After starting Elasticsearch, you can check its status to ensure that it’s running properly.
Check Elasticsearch Status For Windows:
- For Windows: Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:9200.
- For macOS/Linux: Run the following command in Terminal:
curl -XGET http://localhost:9200
Check Elasticsearch Logs
- For Windows: Navigate to the logs directory inside the Elasticsearch installation directory (e.g., C:\elasticsearch\logs) and open the log files using a text editor.
- For macOS/Linux: View the logs using the tail command:
tail -f /var/log/elasticsearch/{cluster_name}.log
Elasticsearch Installation
Elasticsearch is a powerful distributed search and analytics engine that is widely used for various applications, including log analytics, full-text search, and real-time analytics.
In this article, we will learn about the installation process of Elasticsearch on different platforms, including Windows, macOS, and Linux. We’ll cover all the necessary steps to set up Elasticsearch and verify its installation with some basic commands.