OpenSearch documentation

    Get started

    OpenSearch is well-suited to the following use cases:

    • Log analytics
    • Clickstream analytics
    • Search backend

    Most OpenSearch plugins have corresponding OpenSearch Dashboards plugins that provide a convenient, unified user interface.

    For specifics around the project, see the .

    Docker quickstart

    Docker

    1. Install and start .

    3. In a new terminal session, run:

    4. Create your first index.

    5. to see that it was added properly.

    6. After verifying that the data is correct, delete the document.

    To learn more, see and Docker security configuration.

    For more comprehensive installation instructions for other download types, such as tarballs, see these pages:

    The secure path forward

    OpenSearch includes a demo configuration so that you can get up and running quickly, but before using OpenSearch in a production environment, you must configure the security plugin manually: your own certificates, your own authentication method, your own users, and your own passwords.

    See .

    Get involved

    is supported by Amazon Web Services. All components are available under the Apache License, Version 2.0 on .

    OpenSearch includes certain Apache-licensed Elasticsearch code from Elasticsearch B.V. and other source code. Elasticsearch B.V. is not the source of that other source code. ELASTICSEARCH is a registered trademark of Elasticsearch B.V.