# Start Elasticsearch

> This skill can help to start Elasticsearch locally, using start-local project from Elastic.

- Skill: `dadoonet/start-elasticsearch` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add dadoonet/start-elasticsearch`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/dadoonet/start-elasticsearch/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: dadoonet (https://skillmd.com/u/dadoonet)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/dadoonet/start-elasticsearch

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# Start Elasticsearch

Detailed instructions for the agent.

## When to Use

- Use this skill when you need to start Elasticsearch locally before running integration tests. If Elasticsearch is
  already running, there's no need to use this skill.

## Instructions

- Check with `curl` that Elasticsearch is running and accessible. By default, the cluster is expected to be running at
  http://localhost:9200 with the user `elastic` and the password `changeme`. If you can connect to it, there's no need to start a new instance.
- If not, run start-local project with:

```bash
curl -fsSL https://elastic.co/start-local | ES_LOCAL_PASSWORD="changeme" sh -s -- -v 9.3.1
```

- Please run this command within the `IGNORE_ME` directory of the project so it's never commited.

- Note that you can change the version, accordingly to the version of Elasticsearch you want to run. It's normally
  the one defined in the `pom.xml` file of the project. See `<elasticsearch.version>` property for more details.