When you are getting started with ElasticSearch (ES) it might be good to have a graphical tool that helps you explore your data. A plugin called elasticsearch-head
does just that. To install it, do the following:
ls -l $(which elasticsearch)
cd
into this folder and run the plugin installation binary: elasticsearch/bin/plugin -install mobz/elasticsearch-head
http://localhost:9200/_plugin/head/
in your browserIf everything worked as expected you should be seeing a nice GUI where you can explore your data.