How to config Single node for Single Cluster (Standalone Cluster) ElasticSearch

Question

I installed elastic search in my local machine, I want to configure it as the only one single node in the cluster(Standalone Server). it means whenever I create a new index, it

Answer 1

Here's relevant info for ElasticSearch 5:

According to changelog, to enable local mode on ES 5 you need to add transport.type: local to your elasticsearch.yml instead of node.local: true.