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Published Jul. 2, 2025

How to change the HTTP port for Sidecar Elasticsearch 7

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Kanchan Bisht

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Issue

  • Need to run two or more instances of Liferay with Elasticsearch Sidecar locally.

Environment

  • Liferay DXP 7.3
  • Liferay DXP 7.4

Resolution

The default HTTP port in Sidecar mode is 9201  

If two or more 7.3 or 7.4  instances are run locally, then this port will need to be configured differently on each of the nodes.

  • Create a  file com.liferay.portal.search.elasticsearch7.configuration.ElasticsearchConfiguration.config with content  
    sidecarHttpPort="AUTO"
  • Place it into [Liferay Home]/osgi/configs
  • Restart DXP or the Elasticsearch 7 connector through the App Manager

This configuration only applies to the sidecar. Set the HTTP port range of the sidecar Elasticsearch node.

Set to AUTO to automatically find the next available port in the 9201-9300 range.

If unset, the value of the Embedded HTTP port is used.

Additional Information

  • The port number can also be set explicit like 9202
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