# Persist Elasticsearch/Kibana Keystores with Docker

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/persist-elasticsearch-kibana-keystores-with-docker/283099>\
**Category:** Elastic Tips and Common Fixes\
**Tags:** docker\
**Created:** [September 1, 2021, 9:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/persist-elasticsearch-kibana-keystores-with-docker/283099 "2021-09-01T21:28:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Stef\_Nestor](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/stef_nestor/32/85483_2.png) [@Stef\_Nestor](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Stef_Nestor)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2021, 9:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/persist-elasticsearch-kibana-keystores-with-docker/283099/1 "2021-09-01T21:28:36Z")

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**Goal** : persist Elasticsearch/Kibana keystores across Docker sessions by mounting data directory

**Common errors** :

1. `Exception in thread "main" java.nio.file.FileSystemException: /usr/share/elasticsearch/config/elasticsearch.keystore.tmp -> /usr/share/elasticsearch/config/elasticsearch.keystore: Device or resource busy`
2. `Likely root cause: java.io.IOException: Is a directory`

**Docker Context** : Docker falls back to folder for file mounting when not overwriting existing file, so you need to mount the keystore's parent directory instead of the direct file. Verify claim via:

```auto
$ docker run -v /Users/me/elasticsearch-7.14.0/bin/elasticsearch.keystore:/usr/share/elasticsearch/config/elasticsearch.keystore elasticsearch:7.14.0 sh -c "cd config/elasticsearch.keystore && ls -la"
	total 4
	drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 64 Aug 4 19:07 .
	drwxrwxr-x 1 elasticsearch root 4096 Aug 4 19:14 ..

```

**Working Examples** :

[elasticsearch](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/elasticsearch-keystore.html)

```auto
$ docker run -it --rm -v /Users/me/elasticsearch/config:/usr/share/elasticsearch/config docker.elastic.co/elasticsearch/elasticsearch:7.14.0 bin/elasticsearch-keystore create
$ docker run -it --rm -v /Users/me/elasticsearch/config:/usr/share/elasticsearch/config docker.elastic.co/elasticsearch/elasticsearch:7.14.0 bin/elasticsearch-keystore add test_keystore_setting

```

[kibana](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/secure-settings.html)

```auto
$ docker run -it --rm -v /Users/me/kibana-7.14.0-darwin-x86_64/config:/usr/share/kibana/config -v /Users/me/kibana-7.14.0-darwin-x86_64/data:/usr/share/kibana/data docker.elastic.co/kibana/kibana:7.14.0 bin/kibana-keystore create
$ docker run -it --rm -v /Users/me/kibana-7.14.0-darwin-x86_64/config:/usr/share/kibana/config -v /Users/me/kibana-7.14.0-darwin-x86_64/data:/usr/share/kibana/data docker.elastic.co/kibana/kibana:7.14.0 bin/kibana-keystore add test_keystore_setting

```

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**Author:** ![Stef\_Nestor](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/stef_nestor/32/85483_2.png) [@Stef\_Nestor](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Stef_Nestor)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2021, 10:08pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/persist-elasticsearch-kibana-keystores-with-docker/283099/2 "2021-09-01T22:08:02Z")

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Related doc PRs

- [[DOC] Update Persist Keystore via Docker by stefnestor · Pull Request #110917 · elastic/kibana · GitHub](https://github.com/elastic/kibana/pull/110917)
- [[DOC] Update Persist Keystore via Docker by stefnestor · Pull Request #77155 · elastic/elasticsearch · GitHub\</](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/pull/77155)

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2022, 8:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/persist-elasticsearch-kibana-keystores-with-docker/283099/3 "2022-11-04T08:32:08Z")

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