Depending on your scripting usage, there are several ways of customizing Elasticsearch in order to use your script extensions.
In this recipe, we will demonstrate how you can provide scripts to Elasticsearch using files, indexes, or in lines.
Managing scripts
Getting ready
You will need an up-and-running Elasticsearch installation – similar to the one that we described in the Downloading and installing Elasticsearch recipe in Chapter 1, Getting Started.
In order to execute the commands, any HTTP client can be used, such as Curl (https://curl.haxx.se/) or Postman (https://www.getpostman.com/). You can use the Kibana console as it provides code completion and better character escaping for Elasticsearch.
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