# Easiest way to switch ES between multiple example directories? **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [October 12, 2014, 4:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/easiest-way-to-switch-es-between-multiple-example-directories/20208 "2014-10-12T16:03:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Alexandre\_Rafalovitc](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/alexandre_rafalovitc/32/1124_2.png) [@Alexandre\_Rafalovitc](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Alexandre_Rafalovitc)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2014, 4:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/easiest-way-to-switch-es-between-multiple-example-directories/20208/1 "2014-10-12T16:03:14Z")
Hello, I am building a bunch of self-contained ES examples in different directories. I am trying to figure out the easiest way to point ES to various locations with minimum absolute paths hardcoded. Is there a way to point one variable to some sort of home for everything (elasticsearch.yml, logging.yml, data, logs, etc) to be relative to that? Or using relative directories in the elasticsearch.yml in a way that I could just clone that directory structure to a new example. I have tried elasticsearch -Des.config and it picks up my config file but the default paths do not change and are still within ES's install directory. Relative paths also seem to be relative to the install. I guess I can do an environmental variable as a common root, but I would still need to repeat that to point at my config file directly anyway, right? I am hoping to reduce the call to one simple command line to switch between examples. Regards, Alex. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAEFAe-HTfQoubr5v%3DzineXjmkJN7TmY0k\_qaVyYgeFTKRN-hoQ%40mail.gmail.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAEFAe-HTfQoubr5v%3DzineXjmkJN7TmY0k_qaVyYgeFTKRN-hoQ%40mail.gmail.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2014, 9:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/easiest-way-to-switch-es-between-multiple-example-directories/20208/2 "2014-10-12T21:57:56Z")
It's all absolute paths. You could just run multiple, contained instances rather than multiple data dirs. Regards, Mark Walkom Infrastructure Engineer Campaign Monitor email: [markw@campaignmonitor.com](mailto:markw@campaignmonitor.com) web: [www.campaignmonitor.com](http://www.campaignmonitor.com) On 13 October 2014 03:03, Alexandre Rafalovitch [arafalov@gmail.com](mailto:arafalov@gmail.com) wrote: > Hello, > > I am building a bunch of self-contained ES examples in different > directories. I am trying to figure out the easiest way to point ES to > various locations with minimum absolute paths hardcoded. > > Is there a way to point one variable to some sort of home for > everything (elasticsearch.yml, logging.yml, data, logs, etc) to be > relative to that? Or using relative directories in the > elasticsearch.yml in a way that I could just clone that directory > structure to a new example. > > I have tried elasticsearch -Des.config and it picks up my config file > but the default paths do not change and are still within ES's install > directory. Relative paths also seem to be relative to the install. > > I guess I can do an environmental variable as a common root, but I > would still need to repeat that to point at my config file directly > anyway, right? I am hoping to reduce the call to one simple command > line to switch between examples. > > Regards, > Alex. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "elasticsearch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > To view this discussion on the web visit > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAEFAe-HTfQoubr5v%3DzineXjmkJN7TmY0k\_qaVyYgeFTKRN-hoQ%40mail.gmail.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAEFAe-HTfQoubr5v%3DzineXjmkJN7TmY0k_qaVyYgeFTKRN-hoQ%40mail.gmail.com) > . > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAEM624Z8cBqo6fm62TV%2B6QGM0c6x6pEvUpDY%2BfY9zsBR-B4O7Q%40mail.gmail.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAEM624Z8cBqo6fm62TV%2B6QGM0c6x6pEvUpDY%2BfY9zsBR-B4O7Q%40mail.gmail.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![Alexandre\_Rafalovitc](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/alexandre_rafalovitc/32/1124_2.png) [@Alexandre\_Rafalovitc](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Alexandre_Rafalovitc)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2014, 10:32pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/easiest-way-to-switch-es-between-multiple-example-directories/20208/3 "2014-10-12T22:32:40Z")
Thanks Mark, I am afraid I am not entirely sure what you mean by "multiple, contained instances". Do you mean replicating the whole binary directory? Regards, Alex. Personal: [http://www.outerthoughts.com/](http://www.outerthoughts.com/) and @arafalov Solr resources and newsletter: [http://www.solr-start.com/](http://www.solr-start.com/) and @solrstart Solr popularizers community: [Sign Up | LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=6713853) On 12 October 2014 17:57, Mark Walkom [markw@campaignmonitor.com](mailto:markw@campaignmonitor.com) wrote: > It's all absolute paths. > > You could just run multiple, contained instances rather than multiple data > dirs. > > Regards, > Mark Walkom > > Infrastructure Engineer > Campaign Monitor > email: [markw@campaignmonitor.com](mailto:markw@campaignmonitor.com) > web: [www.campaignmonitor.com](http://www.campaignmonitor.com) > > On 13 October 2014 03:03, Alexandre Rafalovitch [arafalov@gmail.com](mailto:arafalov@gmail.com) wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > I am building a bunch of self-contained ES examples in different > > directories. I am trying to figure out the easiest way to point ES to > > various locations with minimum absolute paths hardcoded. > > > > Is there a way to point one variable to some sort of home for > > everything (elasticsearch.yml, logging.yml, data, logs, etc) to be > > relative to that? Or using relative directories in the > > elasticsearch.yml in a way that I could just clone that directory > > structure to a new example. > > > > I have tried elasticsearch -Des.config and it picks up my config file > > but the default paths do not change and are still within ES's install > > directory. Relative paths also seem to be relative to the install. > > > > I guess I can do an environmental variable as a common root, but I > > would still need to repeat that to point at my config file directly > > anyway, right? I am hoping to reduce the call to one simple command > > line to switch between examples. > > > > Regards, > > Alex. > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "elasticsearch" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > > email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > > To view this discussion on the web visit > > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAEFAe-HTfQoubr5v%3DzineXjmkJN7TmY0k\_qaVyYgeFTKRN-hoQ%40mail.gmail.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAEFAe-HTfQoubr5v%3DzineXjmkJN7TmY0k_qaVyYgeFTKRN-hoQ%40mail.gmail.com). > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "elasticsearch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > To view this discussion on the web visit > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAEM624Z8cBqo6fm62TV%2B6QGM0c6x6pEvUpDY%2BfY9zsBR-B4O7Q%40mail.gmail.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAEM624Z8cBqo6fm62TV%2B6QGM0c6x6pEvUpDY%2BfY9zsBR-B4O7Q%40mail.gmail.com). > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAEFAe-HcFeCMgvDL8OF1haERybQi%3Df5\_iHoy60KsJ1r6TP5ssA%40mail.gmail.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAEFAe-HcFeCMgvDL8OF1haERybQi%3Df5_iHoy60KsJ1r6TP5ssA%40mail.gmail.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2014, 10:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/easiest-way-to-switch-es-between-multiple-example-directories/20208/4 "2014-10-12T22:36:01Z")
You can use the same binaries, but if you setup multiple configs pointing to different data directories then you can leverage -Des.config pointing to each config and then run multiple instances. Regards, Mark Walkom Infrastructure Engineer Campaign Monitor email: [markw@campaignmonitor.com](mailto:markw@campaignmonitor.com) web: [www.campaignmonitor.com](http://www.campaignmonitor.com) On 13 October 2014 09:32, Alexandre Rafalovitch [arafalov@gmail.com](mailto:arafalov@gmail.com) wrote: > Thanks Mark, > > I am afraid I am not entirely sure what you mean by "multiple, > contained instances". Do you mean replicating the whole binary > directory? > > Regards, > Alex. > > Personal: [http://www.outerthoughts.com/](http://www.outerthoughts.com/) and @arafalov > Solr resources and newsletter: [http://www.solr-start.com/](http://www.solr-start.com/) and @solrstart > Solr popularizers community: [Sign Up | LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=6713853) > > On 12 October 2014 17:57, Mark Walkom [markw@campaignmonitor.com](mailto:markw@campaignmonitor.com) wrote: > > > It's all absolute paths. > > > > You could just run multiple, contained instances rather than multiple > > data > > dirs. > > > > Regards, > > Mark Walkom > > > > Infrastructure Engineer > > Campaign Monitor > > email: [markw@campaignmonitor.com](mailto:markw@campaignmonitor.com) > > web: [www.campaignmonitor.com](http://www.campaignmonitor.com) > > > > On 13 October 2014 03:03, Alexandre Rafalovitch [arafalov@gmail.com](mailto:arafalov@gmail.com) > > wrote: > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > I am building a bunch of self-contained ES examples in different > > > directories. I am trying to figure out the easiest way to point ES to > > > various locations with minimum absolute paths hardcoded. > > > > > > Is there a way to point one variable to some sort of home for > > > everything (elasticsearch.yml, logging.yml, data, logs, etc) to be > > > relative to that? Or using relative directories in the > > > elasticsearch.yml in a way that I could just clone that directory > > > structure to a new example. > > > > > > I have tried elasticsearch -Des.config and it picks up my config file > > > but the default paths do not change and are still within ES's install > > > directory. Relative paths also seem to be relative to the install. > > > > > > I guess I can do an environmental variable as a common root, but I > > > would still need to repeat that to point at my config file directly > > > anyway, right? I am hoping to reduce the call to one simple command > > > line to switch between examples. > > > > > > Regards, > > > Alex. > > > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > Groups > > > "elasticsearch" group. > > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > > > an > > > email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > > > To view this discussion on the web visit > > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAEFAe-HTfQoubr5v%3DzineXjmkJN7TmY0k\_qaVyYgeFTKRN-hoQ%40mail.gmail.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAEFAe-HTfQoubr5v%3DzineXjmkJN7TmY0k_qaVyYgeFTKRN-hoQ%40mail.gmail.com) > . > > > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "elasticsearch" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > > email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > > To view this discussion on the web visit > > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAEM624Z8cBqo6fm62TV%2B6QGM0c6x6pEvUpDY%2BfY9zsBR-B4O7Q%40mail.gmail.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAEM624Z8cBqo6fm62TV%2B6QGM0c6x6pEvUpDY%2BfY9zsBR-B4O7Q%40mail.gmail.com) > . > > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "elasticsearch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > To view this discussion on the web visit > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAEFAe-HcFeCMgvDL8OF1haERybQi%3Df5\_iHoy60KsJ1r6TP5ssA%40mail.gmail.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAEFAe-HcFeCMgvDL8OF1haERybQi%3Df5_iHoy60KsJ1r6TP5ssA%40mail.gmail.com) > . > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. 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**Author:** ![Alexandre\_Rafalovitc](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/alexandre_rafalovitc/32/1124_2.png) [@Alexandre\_Rafalovitc](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Alexandre_Rafalovitc)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2014, 10:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/easiest-way-to-switch-es-between-multiple-example-directories/20208/5 "2014-10-12T22:49:43Z")
But I think, that's what I am not seeing the exact clarity. -Des.config does not seem to affect the location of data and log directories. So, they have to be set individually in the elasticsearch.yml that the es.config points to. If I leave them as default, they are relative to the ES binary, that is to say - centralized. I can set them as relative directories (just checked), but then they are relative to the directory I am running the start command from, which is not terribly stable unless I lock down the exact run sequence. Or am I missing something? Regards, Alex. On 12 October 2014 18:36, Mark Walkom [markw@campaignmonitor.com](mailto:markw@campaignmonitor.com) wrote: > You can use the same binaries, but if you setup multiple configs pointing to > different data directories then you can leverage -Des.config pointing to > each config and then run multiple instances. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAEFAe-H3pCV\_cH7fKJbdzR5F0PypoVK0MT8-Ek2qFNnb0aEk5A%40mail.gmail.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAEFAe-H3pCV_cH7fKJbdzR5F0PypoVK0MT8-Ek2qFNnb0aEk5A%40mail.gmail.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
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