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The guide describes how to create an Elasticsearch cluster using Elasticsearch cloud, and get the required information to be able to bootstrap your Digizuite.

1. Signing up

First and foremost you have to create an Elastic cloud account. Go to https://www.elastic.co/cloud/ and select “Login” or “Try free”.

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Once your account has been created you should be met with a dashboard that looks roughly like this:

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2. Creating a new cluster

To actually create a cluster, select the Start your free trial button or create new cluster depending on if you have a credit card attached or not.

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This will take you to your brand-new cluster.

3. Getting credentials for accessing the Elasticsearch cluster

Once you hit the continue button you will likely be met with a screen like this:

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This will now should you the created API key. Make sure to copy and save it somewhere, as you will not be able to see it in this UI again. You will need the key later when configuring the Digizuite. Do note that the api key is actually longer than what is shown in the UI, so make sure to use the copy button to the right of the key to actually copy the entire key.

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4. Getting the Elasticsearch server URL

To get the actual URL for Elasticsearch, open the menu again, and go to Manage this deployment.

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From here you can also go back into Kibana by selecting Open Kibana.

5. Done diddly done

You should now have the two things you need to set up the Digizuite for Elasticsearch.

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