install_elasticsearch.sh

#!/bin/bash

VERSION="0.90.1"
PORT="9200"
PWD=`pwd`

mkdir -p ~/elasticsearch/
cd ~/elasticsearch/

wget https://download.elasticsearch.org/elasticsearch/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-${VERSION}.zip
unzip elasticsearch-${VERSION}.zip
cd elasticsearch-${VERSION}

echo "http.port: ${PORT}" >> config/elasticsearch.yml

# Make sure to use the exact parameters you want for elasticsearch and give it enough sleep time to properly start up
nohup bash -c "./bin/elasticsearch 2>&1" &

cd $PWD