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Elasticsearch

An index template is a way to tell Elasticsearch how to configure an index when it is created.

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Platforms: Linux · Last verified September 6, 2026

An index template is a way to tell Elasticsearch how to configure an index when it is created. Templates are configured prior to index creation. When an index is created - either manually or through indexing a document - the template settings are used as a basis for creating the index. Index templates can contain a collection of component templates, as well as directly specify settings, mappings, and aliases.

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Getting started

Bundled with Security Onion. See Security Onion's official tool documentation and upstream website linked above for details.

Commonly preinstalled on

Security Onion

Ubuntu-based network security monitoring and threat hunting platform