How to Install Elasticsearch on Kali Linux Latest

Elasticsearch is a powerful and popular search and analytics engine that helps in storing, searching, and analyzing data in real-time. This guide will take you through the steps required to install Elasticsearch on Kali Linux.

Prerequisites

• Kali Linux Latest Version
• Java 11 or higher
• Access to the root user or a user with sudo permissions

Step 1: Install Java

Before installing Elasticsearch, ensure you have Java 11 or higher installed on your system. If not, you can install it as follows:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install openjdk-11-jdk

Step 2: Download and Install Elasticsearch

1. Download the latest Elasticsearch package from the Elasticsearch official website using the following command:

wget https://artifacts.elastic.co/downloads/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-<version>-linux-x86_64.tar.gz

Replace <version> with the latest version number.

2. Extract the downloaded package with the command:

tar -xzf elasticsearch-<version>-linux-x86_64.tar.gz

3. Move the extracted file into the /usr/share directory:

sudo mv elasticsearch-<version> /usr/share/elasticsearch/

4. Change ownership of the Elasticsearch directory to the elasticsearch user:

sudo chown -R elasticsearch:elasticsearch /usr/share/elasticsearch/

Step 3: Configure Elasticsearch

1. Open the Elasticsearch configuration file using a text editor:

sudo nano /usr/share/elasticsearch/config/elasticsearch.yml

2. Set the cluster.name and node.name properties as follows:

cluster.name: my-cluster
node.name: my-node-1

3. Set the network host to allow Elasticsearch to be accessible from other computers on your network:

network.host: 0.0.0.0

4. Save and close the file.

Step 4: Start Elasticsearch

1. Start Elasticsearch service using the command:

sudo systemctl start elasticsearch.service

2. Check the status of the Elasticsearch service using the command:

sudo systemctl status elasticsearch.service

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Elasticsearch on Kali Linux Latest platform. You can now start exploring Elasticsearch's full range of features to store, search, and analyze your data in real-time.

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