Download Elasticsearch

• GA Release

Copy to try locally in two minutes: start-local

For local testing, use Docker to install and run Elasticsearch and Kibana on your local machine using start-local.

curl -fsSL https://elastic.co/start-local | shCopy to clipboard

For production installations, follow the steps below.

1

Download and unzip Elasticsearch

Choose platform:

Linux x86_64 sha asc

Package managers:

yum, dnf, or zypper apt-get

Containers:

Docker

Elasticsearch can also be installed from our package repositories using apt or yum. See Repositories in the Guide.

2

Start Elasticsearch

Run the following command to start Elasticsearch with security enabled:

bin/elasticsearchCopy to clipboard

Windows

bin\elasticsearch.batCopy to clipboard

3

Dive in

See our documentation for the latest up-to-date information.

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Getting started guide

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Summary

Version: 9.4.2

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Release date: May 28, 2026

Detailed release notes

Supported OS/JVM/Browser

Support Matrix

Notes:

Running on Kubernetes? Try Elastic Cloud on Kubernetes.

This default distribution is governed by the Elastic License, and includes the full set of free features.