Creating a Kubernetes Secret for ELK

10.2.2 Creating a Kubernetes Secret for ELK

Create a Kubernetes secret for Elasticsearch using the API Key or Password:
1. If ELK uses an API Key for authentication:
```
kubectl create secret generic elasticsearch-pw-elastic -n <domain_namespace> --from-literal password=<ELK_APIKEY>
```
  For example:
```
kubectl create secret generic elasticsearch-pw-elastic -n oudns --from-literal password=<ELK_APIKEY>
```
  The output will look similar to the following:
```
secret/elasticsearch-pw-elastic created
```
2. If ELK uses a password for authentication:
```
kubectl create secret generic elasticsearch-pw-elastic -n <domain_namespace> --from-literal password=<ELK_PASSWORD>
```
  For example:
```
kubectl create secret generic elasticsearch-pw-elastic -n oudns --from-literal password=<ELK_PASSWORD>
```
  The output will look similar to the following:
```
secret/elasticsearch-pw-elastic created
```
Note:
It is recommended that the ELK Stack is created with authentication enabled. If no authentication is enabled you may create a secret using the values above.
Check that the dockercred secret that was created previously in Create a Kubernetes Secret for Cronjob Images exists:
```
kubectl get secret -n <domain_namespace> | grep dockercred
```
For example:
```
kubectl get secret -n oudns | grep dockercred
```
The output will look similar to the following:
```
dockercred                        kubernetes.io/dockerconfigjson        1      149m
```
If the secret does not exist, create it as per Create a Kubernetes Secret for Cronjob Images.