see https://index.docker.io/u/dockerfile/elasticsearch/
docker run -d -p 9200:9200 -p 9300:9300 dockerfile/elasticsearch
-
Create a mountable data directory
<data-dir>
on the host. -
Create ElasticSearch config file at
<data-dir>/elasticsearch.yml
.
```yml
path:
logs: /data/log
data: /data/data
```
- Start a container by mounting data directory and specifying the custom configuration file:
```sh
docker run -d -p 9200:9200 -p 9300:9300 -v <data-dir>:/data dockerfile/elasticsearch /elasticsearch/bin/elasticsearch -Des.config=/data/elasticsearch.yml
```
After few seconds, open http://<host>:9200
to see the result.