Important settings

For production workloads, make sure the Linux setting vm.max_map_count is set to at least 262144. Even if you use the Docker image, set this value on the host machine. To check the current value, run this command:

cat /proc/sys/vm/max_map_count

To increase the value, add the following line to /etc/sysctl.conf:

vm.max_map_count=262144

Then run sudo sysctl -p to reload.

The sample docker-compose.yml file also contains several key settings:

• bootstrap.memory_lock=true

  Disables swapping (along with memlock). Swapping can dramatically decrease performance and stability, so you should ensure it is disabled on production clusters.

• OPENSEARCH_JAVA_OPTS=-Xms512m -Xmx512m

  Sets the size of the Java heap (we recommend half of system RAM).

• nofile 65536

  Sets a limit of 65536 open files for the OpenSearch user.

• port 9600

  Allows you to access Performance Analyzer on port 9600.

Network requirements

The following ports need to be open for OpenSearch components.