Download and install the latest Java version from Java.com http://www.java.com/en/download/linux_manual.jsp rpm -ivh jre-7u65-linux-x64.rpm java -version Download and install Elasticsearch cd / curl -L -O -k https://download.elasticsearch.org/elasticsearch/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-1.3.1.zip unzip elasticsearch-1.3.1.zip mv elasticsearch-1.3.1 elasticsearch The you'll have to do some basic configuration: http://xenforo.com/community/threads/how-to-basic-elasticsearch-installation-rhel-suse.26160/
