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Mapper size plugin
editMapper size plugin
editThe mapper-size plugin provides the _size metadata field which, when enabled,
indexes the size in bytes of the original
_source field.
Installation
editVersion 8.16.0 of the Elastic Stack has not yet been released.
This plugin can be installed using the plugin manager:
sudo bin/elasticsearch-plugin install mapper-size
The plugin must be installed on every node in the cluster, and each node must be restarted after installation.
You can download this plugin for offline
install from https://artifacts.elastic.co/downloads/elasticsearch-plugins/mapper-size/mapper-size-8.16.0.zip. To verify
the .zip file, use the
SHA hash or
ASC key.
Removal
editThe plugin can be removed with the following command:
sudo bin/elasticsearch-plugin remove mapper-size
The node must be stopped before removing the plugin.