# The elasticsearch docker image is wiping my index when I stop and start the docker container **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [January 31, 2015, 3:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/the-elasticsearch-docker-image-is-wiping-my-index-when-i-stop-and-start-the-docker-container/21937 "2015-01-31T15:34:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Olav\_Gronas\_Gjerde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e19b73/32.png) [@Olav\_Gronas\_Gjerde](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Olav_Gronas_Gjerde)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2015, 3:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/the-elasticsearch-docker-image-is-wiping-my-index-when-i-stop-and-start-the-docker-container/21937/1 "2015-01-31T15:34:51Z")
This is supposed to be a single instance, not a cluster. I've installed the icu-analyzer and head plugin. I run the container like this: sudo docker run -it -p 9200:9200 -p 9300:9300 -v /esdata:/data --name my\_elasticsearch olavgg/elasticsearch /elasticsearch/bin/elasticsearch -Des.config=/elasticsearch/config/elasticsearch.yml The elasticsearch.yml looks like this path: data: /data/data logs: /data/log plugins: /data/plugins work: /data/work cluster: name: olav node: name: thenode http.cors.allow-origin: "/.\*/" http.cors.enabled: true Then I create a new index with following settings: settingsBuilder.put("number\_of\_shards", 20); settingsBuilder.put("number\_of\_replicas", 0); settingsBuilder.put("refresh\_interval", "1s"); settingsBuilder.put("store.type", "niofs"); settingsBuilder.put("store.compress.stored", true); settingsBuilder.put("store.compress.tv", true); settingsBuilder.put("gateway.type", "none"); settingsBuilder.put( "analysis.analyzer.norwegianAnalyzer.type", "custom"); settingsBuilder.put( "analysis.analyzer.norwegianAnalyzer.tokenizer", "keyword"); settingsBuilder.put( "analysis.analyzer.norwegianAnalyzer.filter", "norwegian"); settingsBuilder.put( "analysis.filter.norwegian.type", "icu\_collation"); settingsBuilder.put( "analysis.filter.norwegian.language", "nb"); Then I fill the index with data and see that /esdata folder grows in size. If I stop the elasticsearch container(sudo docker stop my\_elasticsearch), the size in the /esdata folder is still the same. But when I start the container again (sudo docker start my\_elasticsearch) it wipes all the data in my index and the /esdata folder size decreases to almost 0 And I only find this in the log: [2015-01-31 15:07:17,655][INFO][discovery] [thenode] olav/NbcqLoztTV2GWsat8hLXeQ [2015-01-31 15:07:21,457][INFO][cluster.service] [thenode] new\_master [thenode][NbcqLoztTV2GWsat8hLXeQ][8a166697b5d5][inet[/172.17.0.22:9300]], reason: zen-disco-join (elected\_as\_master) [2015-01-31 15:07:21,510][INFO][http] [thenode] bound\_address {inet[/0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:9200]}, publish\_address {inet[/172.17.0.22:9200]} [2015-01-31 15:07:21,511][INFO][node] [thenode] started [2015-01-31 15:07:22,611][INFO][discovery.zen] [thenode] updating discovery.zen.minimum\_master\_nodes from [-1] to [1] [2015-01-31 15:07:22,692][INFO][gateway] [thenode] recovered [1] indices into cluster\_state I guess I've misconfigured something? Is the new\_master in the log causing this? -- 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/981dd976-8c82-4460-a9be-7da022c98ac2%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/981dd976-8c82-4460-a9be-7da022c98ac2%40googlegroups.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:** [January 31, 2015, 11:10pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/the-elasticsearch-docker-image-is-wiping-my-index-when-i-stop-and-start-the-docker-container/21937/2 "2015-01-31T23:10:13Z")
ES does not wipe anything on restart, I'd say it's something in your Docker config. On 1 February 2015 at 02:34, Olav Grønås Gjerde [olavgg@gmail.com](mailto:olavgg@gmail.com) wrote: > This is supposed to be a single instance, not a cluster. I've installed > the icu-analyzer and head plugin. > I run the container like this: > > sudo docker run -it -p 9200:9200 -p 9300:9300 -v /esdata:/data --name > my\_elasticsearch olavgg/elasticsearch /elasticsearch/bin/elasticsearch > -Des.config=/elasticsearch/config/elasticsearch.yml > > The elasticsearch.yml looks like this > > path: > data: /data/data > logs: /data/log > plugins: /data/plugins > work: /data/work > > cluster: > name: olav > > node: > name: thenode > > http.cors.allow-origin: "/.\*/" > http.cors.enabled: true > > Then I create a new index with following settings: > > settingsBuilder.put("number\_of\_shards", 20); > settingsBuilder.put("number\_of\_replicas", 0); > settingsBuilder.put("refresh\_interval", "1s"); > settingsBuilder.put("store.type", "niofs"); > settingsBuilder.put("store.compress.stored", true); > settingsBuilder.put("[store.compress.tv](http://store.compress.tv)", true); > settingsBuilder.put("gateway.type", "none"); > settingsBuilder.put( > "analysis.analyzer.norwegianAnalyzer.type", > "custom"); > settingsBuilder.put( > "analysis.analyzer.norwegianAnalyzer.tokenizer", > "keyword"); > settingsBuilder.put( > "analysis.analyzer.norwegianAnalyzer.filter", > "norwegian"); > settingsBuilder.put( > "analysis.filter.norwegian.type", > "icu\_collation"); > settingsBuilder.put( > "analysis.filter.norwegian.language", > "nb"); > > Then I fill the index with data and see that /esdata folder grows in size. > > If I stop the elasticsearch container(sudo docker stop my\_elasticsearch), > the size in the /esdata folder is still the same. > > But when I start the container again (sudo docker start my\_elasticsearch) > it wipes all the data in my index and the /esdata folder size decreases to > almost 0 > > And I only find this in the log: > [2015-01-31 15:07:17,655][INFO][discovery] [thenode] > olav/NbcqLoztTV2GWsat8hLXeQ > [2015-01-31 15:07:21,457][INFO][cluster.service] [thenode] > new\_master > [thenode][NbcqLoztTV2GWsat8hLXeQ][8a166697b5d5][inet[/172.17.0.22:9300]], > reason: zen-disco-join (elected\_as\_master) > [2015-01-31 15:07:21,510][INFO][http] [thenode] > bound\_address {inet[/0:0:0:0:0:0:0:0:9200]}, publish\_address {inet[/ > 172.17.0.22:9200]} > [2015-01-31 15:07:21,511][INFO][node] [thenode] > started > [2015-01-31 15:07:22,611][INFO][discovery.zen] [thenode] > updating discovery.zen.minimum\_master\_nodes from [-1] to [1] > [2015-01-31 15:07:22,692][INFO][gateway] [thenode] > recovered [1] indices into cluster\_state > > I guess I've misconfigured something? Is the new\_master in the log > causing this? > > -- > 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/981dd976-8c82-4460-a9be-7da022c98ac2%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/981dd976-8c82-4460-a9be-7da022c98ac2%40googlegroups.com) > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/981dd976-8c82-4460-a9be-7da022c98ac2%40googlegroups.com?utm\_medium=email&utm\_source=footer](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/981dd976-8c82-4460-a9be-7da022c98ac2%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer) > . > 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/CAEYi1X-hvq\_5mdEp8WogTV7P5EAs%3DAQProfvhiCc0byXroAcvQ%40mail.gmail.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAEYi1X-hvq_5mdEp8WogTV7P5EAs%3DAQProfvhiCc0byXroAcvQ%40mail.gmail.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![Olav\_Gronas\_Gjerde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e19b73/32.png) [@Olav\_Gronas\_Gjerde](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Olav_Gronas_Gjerde)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2015, 6:16am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/the-elasticsearch-docker-image-is-wiping-my-index-when-i-stop-and-start-the-docker-container/21937/3 "2015-02-01T06:16:16Z")
I found the problem settingsBuilder.put("gateway.type", "none"); This should be set to local: settingsBuilder.put("gateway.type", "local"); -- 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/508f0b42-bfc2-4d58-a19f-0e7e3201f26f%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/508f0b42-bfc2-4d58-a19f-0e7e3201f26f%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![Ali\_Kheyrollahi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ali_kheyrollahi/32/945_2.png) [@Ali\_Kheyrollahi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ali_Kheyrollahi)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2015, 8:48am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/the-elasticsearch-docker-image-is-wiping-my-index-when-i-stop-and-start-the-docker-container/21937/4 "2015-02-01T08:48:09Z")
Please mark as completed. On Sunday, 1 February 2015 06:16:16 UTC, Olav Grønås Gjerde wrote: > I found the problem > > settingsBuilder.put("gateway.type", "none"); > > This should be set to local: > > settingsBuilder.put("gateway.type", "local"); -- 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/42c4a6fa-c016-419c-86a0-aafb27369932%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/42c4a6fa-c016-419c-86a0-aafb27369932%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 12:35am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/the-elasticsearch-docker-image-is-wiping-my-index-when-i-stop-and-start-the-docker-container/21937/5 "2017-07-06T00:35:28Z")