elasticsearchHow do I download Elasticsearch for Windows?

1. Download the latest version of Elasticsearch from the Elasticsearch Download Page.
2. Choose the Windows zip package and download it to a local directory.
3. Unzip the package to the directory of your choice.
4. Open a command prompt and navigate to the directory where you unzipped the package.
5. Run the command bin\elasticsearch to start the Elasticsearch server.
6. You should see the following output in the command prompt:

   [2017-03-13T10:30:17,846][INFO ][o.e.n.Node               ] [node-1] initializing ...
   [2017-03-13T10:30:17,892][INFO ][o.e.e.NodeEnvironment    ] [node-1] using [1] data paths, mounts [[/ (C:)]], net usable_space [20.4gb], net total_space [47.7gb], types [NTFS]
   [2017-03-13T10:30:17,892][INFO ][o.e.e.NodeEnvironment    ] [node-1] heap size [1007.5mb], compressed ordinary object pointers [true]
   [2017-03-13T10:30:17,936][INFO ][o.e.n.Node               ] [node-1] initialized
   [2017-03-13T10:30:17,936][INFO ][o.e.n.Node               ] [node-1] starting ...
   [2017-03-13T10:30:18,068][INFO ][o.e.t.TransportService   ] [node-1] publish_address {127.0.0.1:9300}, bound_addresses {[::1]:9300}, {127.0.0.1:9300}
   [2017-03-13T10:30:18,099][INFO ][o.e.b.BootstrapChecks    ] [node-1] bound or publishing to a non-loopback address, enforcing bootstrap checks
   [2017-03-13T10:30:18,327][INFO ][o.e.n.Node               ] [node-1] started

7. You can now access the Elasticsearch API at http://localhost:9200.

Explanation

1. Download the latest version of Elasticsearch from the Elasticsearch Download Page.

   • This step downloads the latest version of Elasticsearch from the official website.

2. Choose the Windows zip package and download it to a local directory.

   • This step downloads the Windows zip package to a local directory.

3. Unzip the package to the directory of your choice.

   • This step unzips the package to the directory of your choice.

4. Open a command prompt and navigate to the directory where you unzipped the package.

   • This step opens a command prompt and navigates to the directory where the package was unzipped.

5. Run the command bin\elasticsearch to start the Elasticsearch server.

   • This step runs the command to start the Elasticsearch server.

6. You should see the following output in the command prompt:

   • This step displays the output in the command prompt.

[2017-03-13T10:30:17,846][INFO ][o.e.n.Node               ] [node-1] initializing ...
[2017-03-13T10:30:17,892][INFO ][o.e.e.NodeEnvironment    ] [node-1] using [1] data paths, mounts [[/ (C:)]], net usable_space [20.4gb], net total_space [47.7gb], types [NTFS]
[2017-03-13T10:30:17,892][INFO ][o.e.e.NodeEnvironment    ] [node-1] heap size [1007.5mb], compressed ordinary object pointers [true]
[2017-03-13T10:30:17,936][INFO ][o.e.n.Node               ] [node-1] initialized
[2017-03-13T10:30:17,936][INFO ][o.e.n.Node               ] [node-1] starting ...
[2017-03-13T10:30:18,068][INFO ][o.e.t.TransportService   ] [node-1] publish_address {127.0.0.1:9300}, bound_addresses {[::1]:9300}, {127.0.0.1:9300}
[2017-03-13T10:30:18,099][INFO ][o.e.b.BootstrapChecks    ] [node-1] bound or publishing to a non-loopback address, enforcing bootstrap checks
[2017-03-13T10:30:18,327][INFO ][o.e.n.Node               ] [node-1] started

7. You can now access the Elasticsearch API at http://localhost:9200.
   • This step allows you to access the Elasticsearch API at http://localhost:9200.

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