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docker pull reg.mini.dev/elasticsearch

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docker pull reg.mini.dev/elasticsearch

Elasticsearch Overview

Secure your stack with a hardened Elasticsearch image freshly-built by Minimus. Minimus images always include the most up-to-date package version for all packages and dependencies contained in the image.

Use Elasticsearch when you need a distributed search and analytics engine that enables fast storage, retrieval, and analysis of large structured and unstructured datasets via a RESTful API.

Try It Out

Take the Minimus Elasticsearch image for a test run. First, create a new docker network.

docker network create elasticsearch

Now you can run Elasticsearch:

docker run --name minimus-es \
  --net elasticsearch \
  -p 9200:9200 \
  -it -m 1GB \
  reg.mini.dev/elasticsearch

This runs the container in interactive mode with a memory limit of 1GB and maps port 9200 in the container to port 9200 on the host.

When the container initializes, it should print the elastic superuser password and an enrollment token for Kibana. Save them as they can't be retrieved, only regenerated. You will also see the http_ca.crt SSL certificate. Copy the SSL certificate from the container to your host:

docker cp minimus-es:/usr/share/elasticsearch/config/certs/http_ca.crt .

Next, make a REST API call to Elasticsearch to make sure your container is up and running. You'll need your superuser password.

curl --cacert http_ca.crt -u elastic:$ELASTIC_PASSWORD https://localhost:9200

If needed, you can regenerate the credentials (assuming your container name is minimus-es):

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

If you want to persist the data so it's not lost when the container exits, you'll need to bind a volume. If needed, give your target directory permissions. Then run the container and mount your target directory to the default path:

docker run --name minimus-es \
  --net elasticsearch \
  -p 9200:9200 \
  -it -m 1GB \
  -v /target/path:/usr/share/elasticsearch/data \
  reg.mini.dev/elasticsearch

Deploy via a Helm chart

Elasticsearch can be deployed via Helm as part of the Elastic Stack and managed by the ECK Operator. See the related charts tab to get started.

Technical Considerations

The Elasticsearch image provided by Minimus is a slim, security-hardened alternative to the public image from Docker Hub. The images are largely interchangeable, with a few differences as noted below.

Elasticsearch built by Minimus:

Runs as non-root by default. The public image runs with group ID 0 (root group).
Listens on but does not expose the default ports: 9200/tcp and 9300/tcp. The public image exposes those ports by default.
The entrypoint script is under the path /sbin/tini. By comparison, the public image entrypoint is under /bin/tini.
Drill down on the version specification tab to see the default user, listening ports, entrypoint, volumes, environment variables, etc.
The production image includes a shell as it is required.

The Payoff

A hardened, minimal image that will remain more secure for the long run and accrue vulnerabilities at a slower rate.

See the risk reduction dashboard for a detailed CVE comparison over the past 30 days.
Review the compliance report to see the default hardening and security configurations for the image.

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