# Stack - Docker Compose example

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/stack-docker-compose-example/238624>\
**Category:** Elastic Tips and Common Fixes\
**Tags:** docker\
**Created:** [June 25, 2020, 8:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/stack-docker-compose-example/238624 "2020-06-25T08:56:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2020, 8:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/stack-docker-compose-example/238624/1 "2020-06-25T08:56:10Z")

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Here is how you can easily start Elasticsearch and Kibana with docker compose.  
Write the following in your `docker-compose.yml` file:

```auto
---
version: '3'
services:

  elasticsearch:
    image: docker.elastic.co/elasticsearch/elasticsearch:$ELASTIC_VERSION
    environment:
      - bootstrap.memory_lock=true
      - discovery.type=single-node
      - ELASTIC_PASSWORD=$ELASTIC_PASSWORD
      - xpack.security.enabled=$ELASTIC_SECURITY
    ulimits:
      memlock:
        soft: -1
        hard: -1
    ports:
      - 9200:9200
    networks: ['stack']

  kibana:
    image: docker.elastic.co/kibana/kibana:$ELASTIC_VERSION
    environment:
      - ELASTICSEARCH_USERNAME=elastic
      - ELASTICSEARCH_PASSWORD=$ELASTIC_PASSWORD
    ports: ['5601:5601']
    networks: ['stack']
    links: ['elasticsearch']
    depends_on: ['elasticsearch']

networks:
  stack: {}

```

`.env` file is:

```auto
ELASTIC_VERSION=7.12.0
ELASTIC_SECURITY=true
ELASTIC_PASSWORD=changeme

```

Once started, you can open [http://localhost:5601](http://localhost:5601) and connect with `elastic` / `changeme` account.  
You should be also able to connect to Elasticsearch using [http://elastic:changeme@localhost:9200/](http://elastic:changeme@localhost:9200/).

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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2020, 8:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/stack-docker-compose-example/238624/2 "2020-06-25T08:56:39Z")

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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, 8:03am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/stack-docker-compose-example/238624/3 "2022-11-04T08:03:52Z")

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