Elasticsearch is a real-time distributed and open source full-text search and analytics engine. It is used in Single Page Application (SPA) projects. Elasticsearch is an open source developed in Java and used by many big organizations around the world. It is licensed under the Apache license version 2.0.

In this tutorial, you will learn in detail the basics of Elasticsearch and its important features.

Audience

This tutorial is designed for software professionals who want to learn the basics of Elasticsearch and its programming concepts in simple and easy steps. It describes the components of Elasticsearch with suitable examples.

This tutorial is designed to configure the HR module of SAP in an easy and systematic way. Packed with plenty of screenshots, it will be useful for consultants as well as end-users.

Prerequisites

Before you begin with this tutorial, you should have a basic understanding of Java, JSON, search engines, and web technologies. The interaction with Elasticsearch is through RESTful API; therefore, it is always recommended to have knowledge of RESTful API.

If you are new to any of these concepts, we suggest you to take the help of tutorials based on these topics before you start with Elasticsearch.