Air-gapped install
ECE
Installing ECE on hosts without internet access is commonly referred to as an offline or air-gapped installation. ECE supports two air-gapped installation methods, depending on whether a private Docker registry is available. In both cases, you must download multiple Docker images and the installation script from Elastic, and load them onto your hosts or private registry.
The versioning of Elasticsearch and Kibana is synchronized and versions where the major, minor, and patch levels match can be used together. Differences in build versions indicated by a dash do not affect compatibility.
Before you start, you must:
- Follow the same prerequisites described in Install Elastic Cloud Enterprise > Prerequisites. This includes Identify the deployment scenario and Prepare your environment steps.
- Configure your operating system in all ECE hosts.
- Be part of the
dockergroup to run the installation script. You should not install Elastic Cloud Enterprise as therootuser. - Set up and run a local copy of the Elastic Package Repository, otherwise your deployments with APM server and Elastic agent won’t work. Refer to the Running EPR in air-gapped environments documentation.
When you are ready to install ECE, you can proceed:
After installing ECE in your hosts, you can continue with Post-installation steps.
Deployment End-of-life (EOL) information relies on the connection to https://www.elastic.co/support/eol.json. If EOL information is updated, Elastic may require you to reconnect to https://www.elastic.co/support/eol.json over the internet to get this information reflected.