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Dejavu

What is Dejavu?​

Dejavu is a lightweight, open-source web UI for browsing and querying Elasticsearch indices, import/export data, inspect mappings, and build queries visually, without Kibana's full dashboarding weight. Laradock builds it from the appbaseio/dejavu image.

Start Dejavu​

docker compose up -d dejavu

dejavu/compose.yml lists elasticsearch as a dependency, so it starts automatically alongside Dejavu. There's nothing to browse without an Elasticsearch instance running.

Stop Dejavu​

docker compose stop dejavu

To remove the container: docker compose rm -f dejavu.

Configuration​

The only Laradock-specific setting lives in dejavu/defaults.env:

VariableDefaultWhat it does
DEJAVU_HTTP_PORT1358Host-side port Dejavu is published on (container port 1358).

The Dejavu image itself isn't version-pinned, dejavu/Dockerfile builds from appbaseio/dejavu (latest).

Connect​

Open http://localhost:1358 in your browser. When prompted for a connection, point it at your Elasticsearch endpoint: use http://localhost:9200 if you're browsing from the same machine (Dejavu runs client-side in your browser and talks to Elasticsearch directly, not through the Dejavu container).

Common issues​

  • "Could not connect" when adding a connection. Elasticsearch needs CORS enabled to accept cross-origin requests from Dejavu's browser UI. Laradock's default elasticsearch/compose.yml doesn't enable CORS, so you may need to add http.cors.enabled=true and http.cors.allow-origin to the Elasticsearch environment if you hit this.
  • Blank page or connection refused. Confirm elasticsearch is actually up first: docker compose ps and docker compose logs elasticsearch.
  • Port already in use on your host. Change DEJAVU_HTTP_PORT in .env and restart: docker compose up -d dejavu.

Need full dashboards and visualizations instead? See Kibana. Need the underlying engine? See Elasticsearch. New to Laradock? Start with Getting Started.