How to Install OpenSearch on OpenSUSE Latest

OpenSearch is an open-source and community-driven search engine that can be used to search and index data. It is designed to be highly scalable, performant, and easy to use. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install OpenSearch on OpenSUSE Latest.

Prerequisites

• A machine running OpenSUSE Latest
• A non-root user with sudo privileges.

Step 1: Install Java

OpenSearch requires Java to run. Run the following command to install Java:

sudo zypper install java-headless

Step 2: Download OpenSearch

Download the latest release of OpenSearch from the website https://opensearch.org. You can either download the tarball or the RPM package.

Step 3: Extract the OpenSearch package

Extract the downloaded package using the following command:

tar -zxf opensearch-1.x.x.tar.gz

The above command will extract the package into a directory named opensearch-1.x.x.

Step 4: Configure OpenSearch

OpenSearch does not provide any default configuration, so you need to configure it manually. Navigate to the extracted package directory and edit the config/opensearch.yml file to make necessary changes.

Step 5: Start OpenSearch

To start OpenSearch, run the following command:

cd opensearch-1.x.x/
bin/opensearch

This command will start OpenSearch.

Step 6: Test OpenSearch

To test OpenSearch, open your web browser and go to http://localhost:9200/. If everything is configured correctly, you should see a message similar to the following:

{
  "name" : "node-1",
  "cluster_name" : "opensearch-cluster",
  "cluster_uuid" : "uS3t4FHoSmSXu-1251845514",
  "version" : {
    "number" : "1.0.0",
    "build_flavor" : "oss",
    "build_type" : "tar",
    "build_hash" : "some-hash",
    "build_date" : "2022-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z",
    "build_snapshot" : false,
    "lucene_version" : "9.2.1"
  },
  "tagline" : "You Know, for Search"
}

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured OpenSearch on OpenSUSE Latest. You can now use OpenSearch to search and index data.