Problem

Elasticsearch container start failed with that error :

max virtual memory areas vm.max_map_count [65530] is too low, increase to at least [262144]

Resolution

The following requirements and recommendations apply when running Elasticsearch in Docker in production.

Set vm.max_map_count to at least 262144edit

The vm.max_map_count kernel setting must be set to at least 262144 for production use.

How you set vm.max_map_count depends on your platform:

• LinuxThe vm.max_map_count setting should be set permanently in /etc/sysctl.conf:

  grep vm.max_map_count /etc/sysctl.conf
  vm.max_map_count=262144

  To apply the setting on a live system, run:

  sysctl -w vm.max_map_count=262144

• macOS with Docker for MacThe vm.max_map_count setting must be set within the xhyve virtual machine:
  1. From the command line, run:

     screen ~/Library/Containers/com.docker.docker/Data/vms/0/tty

  2. Press enter and use`sysctl` to configure vm.max_map_count:

     sysctl -w vm.max_map_count=262144

  3. To exit the screen session, type Ctrl a d.
• Windows and macOS with Docker DesktopThe vm.max_map_count setting must be set via docker-machine:

  docker-machine ssh
  sudo sysctl -w vm.max_map_count=262144

• Windows with Docker Desktop WSL 2 backendThe vm.max_map_count setting must be set in the docker-desktop container:

  wsl -d docker-desktop
  sysctl -w vm.max_map_count=262144

• Windows with Docker Desktop WSL 2 backend permanent solution , create the file c:\<user>\.wslconfig with that content:

  [wsl2]
  kernelCommandLine = "sysctl.vm.max_map_count=262144"

Ref : https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/refe...