Unable to use code search on Bitbucket Data Center due to c.a.b.s.i.i.IndexingSynchronizationService Unable to establish a connection to Elasticsearch.
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Summary
Problem
The code search functionality does not work at all in Bitbucket Server, and the following appears in the atlassian-bitbucket.log file.
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INFO [Caesium-1-1] c.a.b.s.i.i.jobs.StartupChecksJob Attempting provisioning in startup job
INFO [Caesium-1-1] c.a.b.s.i.i.jobs.StartupChecksJob Running startup jobs for search
ERROR [Caesium-1-1] c.a.b.s.i.i.IndexingSynchronizationService Unable to establish a connection to Elasticsearch.
WARN [Caesium-1-1] c.a.b.s.i.cluster.ClusterJobRunner Job execution failed. Rescheduling. Job key: com.atlassian.bitbucket.search.internal.indexing.jobs.StartupChecksJob Job id: faf44142-3a7f-42c9-b840-4267101ea9b6Diagnosis
Environment
Bitbucket Data Center is installed
The bundled Elasticsearch is connected
Cause
This is caused by using the bundled Elasticsearch on Bitbucket Data Center.
Solution
Resolution
It's necessary to install and configure a remote Elasticsearch instance. Please refer to Install and configure a remote Elasticsearch server documentation in order to configure a new remote Elasticsearch instance.
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