How To Install Elasticsearch on Debian 13

To Install Elasticsearch on Debian 13, follow the steps below.

Step 1 : Update the package index to ensure your system is up to date.

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

Step 2 : Install the required package to allow APT to use HTTPS repositories.

sudo apt install -y apt-transport-https

Step 3 : Import the official Elasticsearch GPG key to verify packages.

wget -qO - https://artifacts.elastic.co/GPG-KEY-elasticsearch | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/elasticsearch-keyring.gpg

Step 4 : Add the official Elasticsearch repository to your system.

echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/elasticsearch-keyring.gpg] https://artifacts.elastic.co/packages/9.x/apt stable main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/elastic-9.x.list

Step 5 : Update Package Index Again

sudo apt update

Step 6 : Install Elasticsearch using APT.

sudo apt install -y elasticsearch

Step 7 : Start the Elasticsearch service.

sudo systemctl start elasticsearch

Step 8 : Enable Elasticsearch to start automatically on system boot.

sudo systemctl enable elasticsearch

Step 9 : Reset the password for the default elastic user.

sudo /usr/share/elasticsearch/bin/elasticsearch-reset-password -u elastic

Save the generated password.

Step 10 : Use curl to verify that Elasticsearch is running and accessible.

curl -k -u elastic:password https://localhost:9200

Replace password with the password you generated in the previous step.

If successful, Elasticsearch will return cluster information in JSON format.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Elasticsearch on Debian 13.