Elasticsearch: Add the plugin to Elasticsearch

This documentation is part of the Ingest Attachment Plugin guide. You can view the complete guide here: How to extract data from PPT, XLS, and PDF files to Elasticsearch.

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First, enable the plugin in your Stackhero Elasticsearch configuration:

  1. Go to the Elasticsearch section in your Stackhero dashboard.
  2. Select the ingest-attachment plugin from the available options.

Stackhero dashboardStackhero dashboard

Continue reading this guide

  1. Read the full guide: Ingest Attachment Plugin
    How to extract data from PPT, XLS, and PDF files to Elasticsearch
  2. Declare the attachment pipeline
  3. Add a document with an attachment
  4. Retrieve the document with the attachment content
  5. Conclusion

Other articles for Elasticsearch

  1. Getting Started
    Everything you need to know about Elasticsearch
  2. Automate with the CLI
    Start Elasticsearch, retrieve its credentials, and modify its configuration programmatically using the Stackhero CLI
  3. GitHub Actions & GitLab CI
    Launch a real Elasticsearch service from your GitHub Actions or GitLab CI pipeline, run your tests against it, and automatically tear it down