The Elasticsearch Operator, officially referred to as Elastic Cloud on Kubernetes (ECK), is a Kubernetes-native tool designed to automate the deployment, management, and orchestration of Elasticsearch and Kibana clusters on Kubernetes. ECK leverages Kubernetes Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs) to declaratively define the desired state of Elasticsearch and Kibana resources, ensuring consistent and repeatable deployments.

• **Kubernetes-Native Management:** Leverages Kubernetes concepts and APIs to streamline the deployment and scaling of Elasticsearch and Kibana.
• **Simplified Deployment Configuration:** Defines essential configurations for Elasticsearch and Kibana (e.g., versions, node types, storage, security settings) directly in Kubernetes resources.
• **Automated Lifecycle Management:** Handles upgrades, scaling, backups, and recovery of your Elastic clusters.
• **Security:** Supports TLS encryption, role-based access control (RBAC), and other security measures to protect your data.
• **Observability:** Provides built-in monitoring and logging capabilities to track the health and performance of your Elastic clusters.

• **Streamlined Elastic Stack Deployment:** Simplifies the process of setting up and managing Elasticsearch and Kibana in Kubernetes.
• **Scalability:** Easily scale your Elastic clusters to handle growing data volumes and workloads.
• **High Availability:** Configures your Elastic clusters for high availability to ensure data durability and access.
• **Open Source:** ECK is an open-source project under the Elastic License.

• **Installation:** Install ECK using Helm or by applying the necessary manifests directly to your Kubernetes cluster.
• **Configuration:** Define Elasticsearch clusters, Kibana instances, and other Elastic components using Kubernetes Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs).
• **Management:** ECK will automatically deploy and manage your Elastic Stack based on your configurations.

• **GitHub Repository:** * s://github.com/elastic/cloud-on-k8s(https://github.com/elastic/cloud-on-k8s)
• **Official Documentation:** * s://www.elastic.co/guide/en/cloud-on-k8s/current/index.html(https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/cloud-on-k8s/current/index.html)