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To install Elasticsearch on Windows (on a single node or

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cluster nodes):

1. Download Elasticsearch 7.16.2 or Elasticsearch 8.6.2 (the ZIP archive).

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3. Configure the {elasticsearch}\config\elasticsearch.yml file:
For more details on the configuration for-
Single node- refer to the details in ES 8.6.2 or ES 7.16.2
Cluster nodes - refer to the details in ES 8.6.2 or ES 7.16.2

4. Start the service by running the {elasticsearch}\bin\elasticsearch.bat file.

To install Elasticsearch on Linux (on a single node or on cluster nodes):

1.Download Elasticsearch 7.16.2 or Elasticsearch 8.6.2 (the RPM archive), or run the following command in the Linux command prompt:
For 7.16.2 use the link- wget https://artifacts.elastic.co/downloads/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-7.16.2-x86_64.rpm
For 8.6.2 use the link- wget https://artifacts.elastic.co/downloads/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-8.6.2-x86_64.rpm

2. In the Linux command prompt, run one of the following commands to install Elasticsearch:
For 7.16.2 - sudo rpm -ivh elasticsearch-7.16.2-x86_64.rpm
sudo yum localinstall elasticsearch-7.16.2-x86_64.rpmFor 8.6.2 - sudo rpm -ivh elasticsearch-8.6.2-x86_64.rpm
sudo yum localinstall elasticsearch-8.6.2-x86_64.rpm

3. Configure the etc\elasticsearch\elasticsearch.yml file:
For more details on configuration for-
Single node- refer to the details in ES 8.6.2 or ES 7.16.2
Cluster nodes - refer to the details in ES 8.6.2 or ES 7.16.2

4. Start Elasticsearch. The way you start and stop it depends on whether your system uses SysV init or systemd.

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