Compatible with Java 8? about elk-docker HOT 1 CLOSED

The sebp/elk image is packaged with Java 7, and as far as I understand Elasticsearch works with both Java 7 and Java 8 (https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/setup.html#jvm-version).

I'm not a Java guy myself, but I think you should be able to make things work by either:

• Forking this repo to create your own image, replacing the version of Java in the Dockerfile (https://github.com/spujadas/elk-docker/blob/master/Dockerfile#L49): this is the easiest way to go about it, but if you want to stay up to date you'll have to re-fork the repo and update the Dockerfile each time it changes.
• Extending the image to install a Java 8 package and alter Elasticsearch's init file to make the JAVA_HOME environment variable point to Java 8's home.

I haven't thought this through yet, but I'll see if I can do anything to make things easier moving forward (either by facilitating the ability to specify the JAVA_HOME for Elasticsearch, or by preinstalling Java 8 in the image, or by maintaining both a Java-7- and Java-8-enabled image).

In the meantime, if you could confirm that either of the methods suggested above do make the JDBC Importer work, that would be great.

from elk-docker.