root
/
elasticsearch
mirror of https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch.git
1
0
Fork 0
Code Issues Actions 1 Packages Projects Releases Wiki Activity
elasticsearch/docs/reference/elasticsearch-plugins/discovery-gce-network-host.md

1016 B
Raw Blame History

mapped_pages
https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/plugins/current/discovery-gce-network-host.html

GCE Network Host [discovery-gce-network-host]

When the discovery-gce plugin is installed, the following are also allowed as valid network host settings:

GCE Host Value Description
_gce:privateIp:X_ The private IP address of the machine for a given network interface.
_gce:hostname_ The hostname of the machine.
_gce_ Same as _gce:privateIp:0_ (recommended).

Examples:

# get the IP address from network interface 1
network.host: _gce:privateIp:1_
# Using GCE internal hostname
network.host: _gce:hostname_
# shortcut for _gce:privateIp:0_ (recommended)
network.host: _gce_

How to start (short story) [discovery-gce-usage-short]

  • Create Google Compute Engine instance (with compute rw permissions)
  • Install Elasticsearch
  • Install Google Compute Engine Cloud plugin
  • Modify elasticsearch.yml file
  • Start Elasticsearch