Docker image for OpenSearchServer

Using this image allows for the quick creation of any number of parallel systems hosting OpenSearchServer.

Usage

Run a container

In the command line below, /path/to/local/folder must be a directory, which must contain a directory named opensearchserver/data. This is the directory that will be used by OpenSearchServer as its data folder.

docker run -d -P -v </path/to/local/folder>:/srv alexandretoyer/opensearchserver

• parameter -d tells Docker to daemonize this container (so it runs in the background)
• parameter -P tells Docker to map those ports exposed in the container
• parameter -v is used to map a local folder to the /srv folder within the container

Configure the memory allocation

To determine how much memory OpenSearchServer can access, you can set the variable called MEMORY.

Its value can be expressed using these three units - k, m or g. For instance:

docker run -d -P -v </path/to/local/folder>:/srv -e MEMORY=4g alexandretoyer/opensearchserver

Determine the port used by Docker

docker ps -l

Here is a typical output for this command:

CONTAINER ID IMAGE COMMAND CREATED STATUS PORTS NAMES
3b49cb1c7fed alexandretoyer/opensearchserver:latest /bin/sh -c '/start_o 23 minutes ago Up 23 minutes 0.0.0.0:49185->9090/tcp backstabbing_mayer

The value in the PORTS column is the port to use. In this example it is port 49185.

Using a particular port

Instead of using option -P one can use option -p with the additional parameters <public port>:<exposed port>. For example:

docker run -d -p 9091:9090 -v </path/to/local/folder>:/srv -e MEMORY=4g alexandretoyer/opensearchserver

This would allow OpenSearchServer to be accessed through port 9091.

Give a specific name to the container

A name can be given to the container by using the --name option. For example:

docker run --name oss -d -P -v </path/to/local/folder>:/srv -e MEMORY=4g alexandretoyer/opensearchserver

Open a browser to access OpenSearchServer

Browse to 127.0.0.1:<port used by Docker>. In the above example that would be: 127.0.0.1:49185.

OpenSearchServer now runs within a Docker container:

The data folder is stored on the host system. For instance, after having created an index named test:

When using Boot2docker

Start by using the command boot2docker ip to know which IP address is used by Boot2docker. Then use this IP address and the port used by Docker to access OpenSearchServer. For example - 192.168.59.103:49185.

Managing OpenSearchServer within a running container

It may be useful to manage an OpenSearchServer instance that is embedded within a running container.

To do so use jpetazzo/nsenter program.

In this example (which uses Boot2docker on a Windows system), a container gets created and is then accessed to stop and restart OpenSearchServer:

docker@boot2docker:~/DockerOSS$ docker run -P -d -v ~/DockerOSS/OSS1:/srv alexandretoyer/opensearchserver
3e9442f18a6abe12513e12ddd8206f1c2e3008912039202b0bd631f4923b78c0
docker@boot2docker:~/DockerOSS$ docker ps
CONTAINER ID IMAGE COMMAND CREATED STATUS PORTS NAMES
3e9442f18a6a alexandretoyer/opensearchserver:latest /bin/sh -c '/start_o 3 seconds ago Up 2 seconds 0.0.0.0:49153->9090/tcp trusting_almeida
docker@boot2docker:~/DockerOSS$ /var/lib/boot2docker/docker-enter trusting_almeida
root@3e9442f18a6a:~# service opensearchserver stop
Stopping OpenSearchServer ...
OpenSearchServer stopped ...
root@3e9442f18a6a:~# service opensearchserver start
Starting OpenSearchServer ...
OpenSearchServer started ...
root@3e9442f18a6a:~# exit
logout
docker@boot2docker:~/DockerOSS$

Creating several containers

It is now possible to create multiple containers:

mkdir -p OSS1/opensearchserver/data
mkdir -p OSS2/opensearchserver/data
docker run -d -P -v ~/DockerOSS/OSS1:/srv -e MEMORY=3g alexandretoyer/opensearchserver
docker run -d -P -v ~/DockerOSS/OSS2:/srv -e MEMORY=1856m alexandretoyer/opensearchserver

Here running docker ps will result in:

CONTAINER ID IMAGE COMMAND CREATED STATUS PORTS NAMES
2f95109b18c8 alexandretoyer/opensearchserver:latest /bin/sh -c '/start_o 3 minutes ago Up 3 minutes 0.0.0.0:49165->9090/tcp backstabbing_morse
b98be11e2d33 alexandretoyer/opensearchserver:latest /bin/sh -c '/start_o 5 minutes ago Up 5 minutes 0.0.0.0:49163->9090/tcp trusting_kowalevski

These instances can be accessed by two separate browsers, and two different indexes can be created:

Indexes are created within two different folders, like this:

docker@boot2docker:~$ ls -l DockerOSS/OSS1/opensearchserver/data/
total 4
-rw-r--r-- 1 999 1 188 Oct 10 08:11 advanced.xml
drwxr-xr-x 2 999 1 60 Oct 10 08:04 logs/
drwxr-xr-x 7 999 1 200 Oct 10 08:12 testOSS1/
docker@boot2docker:~$ ls -l DockerOSS/OSS2/opensearchserver/data/
total 4
-rw-r--r-- 1 999 1 188 Oct 10 08:10 advanced.xml
drwxr-xr-x 2 999 1 60 Oct 10 08:09 logs/
drwxr-xr-x 7 999 1 200 Oct 10 08:12 testOSS2/
docker@boot2docker:~$

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FAQ

When trying to create an index I get the following error: Exception inconnue: java.lang.NullPointerException.

• Try running the container with more memory (for example -e MEMORY=2g).
• Check that the opensearchserver/data directory (mapped to /srv) has sufficient access rights.

When accessing OpenSearchServer's interface I see a red message saying There is an issue with the data directory. Please check that the OPENSEARCHSERVER_DATA environment variable points to a valid directory.

• Check that this container is running using a correct mapping between a local folder and /srv. This local folder must contain a directory named opensearchserver and this opensearchserver directory must contain a directory named data.
• Check that the opensearchserver/data directory has sufficient access rights.

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Build images

Clone repo

git clone https://github.com/AlexandreToyer/opensearchserver-docker.git

Build images

Image for Debian + OpenJDK

docker build -t="alexandretoyer/debian-openjdk7jdk" ./debian-openjdk7jdk/

Image for OpenSearchServer

Current Dockerfile will download and use opensearchserver-1.5.9-b868.deb.

docker build -t="alexandretoyer/opensearchserver" ./opensearchserver/

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