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This is a guide for setting up a basic ElasticSearch instance on FreeBSD 11.

Prepare the Environment¶

• Make sure the system is up to date:
  

  pkg update && pkg upgrade
  

Install ElasticSearch¶

• Install ElasticSearch:
  

  pkg install elasticsearch
  

• Make the config writeable:
  

  chmod o+w /usr/local/etc/elasticsearch/elasticsearch.yml
  

• Edit the elasticsearch config:
  

  vi /usr/local/etc/elasticsearch/elasticsearch.yml
  

  • And modify the following parameters:
    

    network.host: 127.0.0.1
    

• Start and enable ElasticSearch at boot:
  

  sysrc elasticsearch_enable="YES" 
  service elasticsearch start
  

Resource¶

• https://blog.gufi.org/2016/02/15/elk-first-part/