Environment variables for Elasticsearch
You need to provide a user name and password for access to Elasticsearch and, optionally, a path to store Elasticsearch data. You can also set how long generated certificates are valid.
You must set the variables that have no default value before you run the bai-start command. Otherwise, you are prompted to set these values during the start process.
The following table lists the variables for authentication and storage to Elasticsearch.| Parameter | Description | Default value |
|---|---|---|
| ELASTICSEARCH_USERNAME | The user name for Elasticsearch authentication. This user has administrator rights in the Kibana user interface. | None |
| ELASTICSEARCH_PASSWORD | The user password for Elasticsearch authentication. This user has administrator rights in the Kibana user interface. | None |
| ELASTICSEARCH_CLUSTER_NAME | The name of the Elasticsearch cluster | elasticsearch |
| ELASTICSEARCH_VOLUME_DIR | The directory for storing Elasticsearch data. Specify an existing absolute path with write permissions. | The volumes/elasticsearch directory under the installation directory |
| ELASTICSEARCH_EXTERNAL_HOSTNAME | Optional. The fully qualified host name where Elasticsearch is reachable. | None |
| ELASTICSEARCH_PORT | Optional. The port number where Elasticsearch is reachable. | None |
| New in 20.0.2 IF001 ELASTICSEARCH_CERTIFICATES_VALIDITY_DAYS | Optional. The number of days during which generated Elasticsearch certificates are valid. | 730 |
| New in 20.0.2 IF001 OPENDISTRO_CERTIFICATES_VALIDITY_DAYS | Optional. The number of days during which generated Open Distro for Elasticsearch certificates are valid. | 730 |