How to install elasticsearch to almalinux for xenforo with problem solving

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If you are having problems with installing elasticsearch to almalinux for xenforo follow the steps below:

Stop Elasticsearch service:

sudo systemctl stop elasticsearch

Remove Elasticsearch packages:

sudo yum remove elasticsearch

Remove Elasticsearch configuration files and directories:

Remove Elasticsearch data directory (This step will permanently delete all Elasticsearch data):

sudo rm -rf /etc/elasticsearch/

Remove Elasticsearch log directory:

sudo rm -rf /var/log/elasticsearch/

Remove Elasticsearch user:

sudo userdel elasticsearch

it is a good practice to clean up the repository configurations:

sudo rm /etc/yum.repos.d/elasticsearch.repo

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sudo yum install java-11-openjdk-devel

Import Elasticsearch GPG key:

sudo rpm --import https://artifacts.elastic.co/GPG-KEY-elasticsearch

Create a repository configuration file for Elasticsearch:

sudo nano /etc/yum.repos.d/elasticsearch.repo

Add the following lines to the file: Do not install newer or older versions for now.

[elasticsearch-7.x]
name=Elasticsearch repository for 7.x packages
baseurl=https://artifacts.elastic.co/packages/7.x/yum
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=https://artifacts.elastic.co/GPG-KEY-elasticsearch
enabled=1
autorefresh=1
type=rpm-md

Save the file and exit the editor with CTRL + X and Install Elasticsearch:

sudo yum install elasticsearch

Configure Elasticsearch as you need.

sudo nano /etc/elasticsearch/elasticsearch.yml

Start and enable the Elasticsearch service:

sudo systemctl start elasticsearch
sudo systemctl enable elasticsearch

Verify that Elasticsearch is running:

curl -XGET 'http://localhost:9200'

You can see that elasticsearch is active and running.

Then go to xenforo admin and activate elastic search as below:





And configure elasticsearch according to your needs.