# Elasticsearch Elasticsearch is a distributed search and analytics engine that indexes and queries full-text, log, metric, and vector data in near real time for teams that self-host search, log analytics, or vector workloads. It is open source and self-hosted, installable on TrueNAS, Docker Hub, Unraid, Proxmox and Kubernetes (Helm). Canonical page: https://ourlocalhost.com/app/1406/elasticsearch ## Description Elasticsearch is a distributed search and analytics engine that indexes and queries full-text, log, metric, and vector data in near real time for teams that self-host search, log analytics, or vector workloads. ## Platform availability Available on 4 of 9 platforms: Unraid, TrueNAS, Proxmox, Helm. ## Health score 79/100 (Good), based on 4 of 4 factors. - Maintained: 100 (last commit 13 days ago) - Popular: 98 (78,221 GitHub stars) - Easy to install: 65 (4 install platforms, install notes, Docker image) - Light to run: 10 (16 GB minimum RAM) ## Links - TrueNAS: https://apps.truenas.com/catalog/elastic-search - Docker Hub: https://hub.docker.com/r/d8sychain/elasticsearch - GitHub: https://github.com/d8sychain/docker-elasticsearch - Unraid: https://ca.unraid.net/apps/elasticsearch-0xftuan03wr2o3?q=elasticsearch - Official website: https://www.elastic.co/ - Proxmox: https://community-scripts.github.io/ProxmoxVE/scripts?id=elasticsearch - Kubernetes (Helm): https://artifacthub.io/packages/helm/elastic/elasticsearch ## Common questions ### Can I run the start-local Docker setup in production? No, it is intended for local development and testing only. Do not use those instructions for production deployments. ### Does the local start-local setup have a license limitation? It includes a one-month trial license with all Elastic features. After the trial period, the license reverts to Free and open Basic. ### Do scheduled snapshot backups start automatically? If you use snapshot backup policies, you must start Snapshot Lifecycle Management with POST _slm/start. Without it, scheduled snapshots will not run automatically. ### Why won't Elasticsearch start as a Windows service? Run elasticsearch-service.bat install from the bin folder before starting anything, then run bin\elasticsearch-service.bat start. A wrong or missing Java path in ES_JAVA_HOME can stop it from starting. ### How do I troubleshoot an unhealthy cluster? Use the troubleshooting section to fix common cluster issues. It covers the Cluster health API and watermark errors. ## Alternatives - Algolia: Algolia helps product teams connect their users with information by providing the building blocks they need to create fast, relevant, perso… - Apache Solr - ChromaDB: Chroma is an open-source vector database and search infrastructure for AI applications, supporting vector, full-text, regex, and metadata s… - Manticore search: Open source search server designed to be fast, scalable and with powerful and accurate full-text search capabilities derived from Sphinx se… - OpenSearch: OpenSearch is an open-source search and observability suite for self-hosters who need scalable indexing, analysis, and visualization of log… - Qdrant: Qdrant is a vector similarity search engine and vector database for storing, searching, and managing vectors with associated payload. - meilisearch: Meilisearch is an open-source, lightning-fast search engine that adds instant, typo-tolerant full-text search to self-hosted applications a… - paradedb: ParadeDB is an Elasticsearch alternative built on Postgres. - typesense: Typesense is an open-source, typo-tolerant search engine that delivers fast full-text search with faceting, filtering, synonyms, geosearch… --- Source: Our Local Host (https://ourlocalhost.com/app/1406/elasticsearch), the self-hosted and open-source app directory.