Aspire 5 requires connectivity to Elasticsearch or OpenSearch, but you only need one to work with Aspire 5.

Limitations:

• Please note that these instructions are for Windows only.
• Please note that this is for a basic HTTP set up, ideal for testing. This is not recommended for Production settings.

Steps to Install and Configure Elasticsearch

Step 1: Download Elasticsearch. For this example, we will be using 7.9.2.

Step 2: Extract it. For this example, I extracted it on C:\elasticsearch\elasticsearch-7.9.2

Step 3: Under C:\elasticsearch\elasticsearch-7.9.2\bin run elasticsearch.bat

Step 4: Once done, navigate to http://localhost:9200/

You can then proceed with Step 2 from Start your Aspire Distribution under How to Set Up On-premises

Steps to Install and Configure OpenSearch

Step 1: Download the OpenSearch. For this example, we will be using OpenSearch 2.7.0

Step 2: Extract it. For this example, I extracted it on C:\openSearch\op27http

Step 3: Edit the opensearch.yml  "C:\openSearch\op27http\config\opensearch.yml", add the following lines:

Step 4: Under the bin folder, open command prompt and run opensearch.bat

Step 5: Once done, navigate to http://localhost:9200/

You can then proceed with Step 2 from Start your Aspire Distribution under How to Set Up On-premises