docker-elk/extensions/app-search/README.md

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# App Search extension
Elastic App Search provides access to a set of robust APIs and people friendly dashboard controls to deliver amazing
search experiences, all backed by the Elastic Stack.
## Requirements
* 2 GB of free RAM, on top of the resources required by the other stack components and extensions
App Search exposes the TCP port `3002` for its Web UI and API.
## Usage
To include App Search in the stack, run Docker Compose from the root of the repository with an additional command
line argument referencing the `app-search-compose.yml` file:
```console
$ docker-compose -f docker-compose.yml -f extensions/app-search/app-search-compose.yml up
```
Allow a few minutes for the stack to start, then open your web browser at the address http://localhost:3002 to see the
App Search home page.
App Search is configured on first boot with the following default credentials:
* user: *app_search*
* password: *changeme*
## Security
The App Search password is defined inside the Compose file via the `APP_SEARCH_DEFAULT_PASSWORD` environment variable.
We highly recommend choosing a more secure password than the default one for security reasons.
To do so, change the value `APP_SEARCH_DEFAULT_PASSWORD` environment variable inside the Compose file **before the first
boot**:
```yaml
app-search:
environment:
APP_SEARCH_DEFAULT_PASSWORD: {{some strong password}}
```
> :warning: The default App Search password can only be set during the initial boot. Once the password is persisted in
> Elasticsearch, it can only be changed via the Elasticsearch API.
For more information, please refer to [Security and User Management][appsearch-security].
## Configuring App Search
The App Search configuration is stored in [`config/app-search.yml`][config-appsearch]. You can modify this file using
the [Default App Search configuration][appsearch-config] as a reference.
You can also specify the options you want to override by setting environment variables inside the Compose file:
```yaml
app-search:
environment:
app_search.auth.source: standard
worker.threads: '6'
```
Any change to the App Search configuration requires a restart of the App Search container:
```console
$ docker-compose -f docker-compose.yml -f extensions/app-search/app-search-compose.yml restart app-search
```
Please refer to the following documentation page for more details about how to configure App Search inside a Docker
container: [Run App Search as a Docker container][appsearch-docker].
## See also
[App Search Self-Managed documentation][appsearch-selfmanaged]
[config-appsearch]: ./config/app-search.yml
[appsearch-security]: https://swiftype.com/documentation/app-search/self-managed/security
[appsearch-config]: https://swiftype.com/documentation/app-search/self-managed/configuration
[appsearch-docker]: https://swiftype.com/documentation/app-search/self-managed/installation#docker
[appsearch-selfmanaged]: https://swiftype.com/documentation/app-search/self-managed/overview