Communicating with ElasticSearch
You can communicate with several protocols using your ElasticSearch server. In this recipe, we will take a look at the main protocols.
Getting ready
You will need a working instance of the ElasticSearch cluster.
How it works...
ElasticSearch is designed to be used as a RESTful server, so the main protocol is the HTTP, usually on port number 9200 and above. Thus, it allows using different protocols such as native and thrift ones.
Many others are available as extension plugins, but they are seldom used, such as memcached, couchbase, and websocket. (If you need to find more on the transport layer, simply type in Elasticsearch transport on the GitHub website to search.)
Every protocol has advantages and disadvantages. It's ...
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