Unclear Docker image pull (version number)

[xeraa]

Following https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/enterprise-search/current/connectors-content-extraction.html#connectors-content-extraction-data-extraction-service it recommends using the Docker image. However, the version number isn't really clear in there — I had to look it up in this (private) repo or on https://www.docker.elastic.co where it's only available if logged in as well. I assume this image should be publicly accessible and we need to document the available versions somewhere? Or should this documentation no longer exist and we recommend something else to our users?

@seanstory not sure who owns this now but maybe you know?

PS: Sorry, had to rewrite this after seeing that the image is publicly available but a well kept secret 😅

[seanstory]

@xeraa it's news to me that the images aren't publicly visible. I can see them here: https://www.docker.elastic.co/r/enterprise-search/data-extraction-service, can you not?

Do you know who I'd talk to about making it more visible/accessible? CC @navarone-feekery @danajuratoni

[xeraa]

If you are logged in as an employee, it will be listed and is searchable. If you are not logged in, you can access it through the direct link only (at least when I tried).

Maybe the solution is to add that link to the docs? The basic problem is IMO that from https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/enterprise-search/current/connectors-content-extraction.html#connectors-content-extraction-data-extraction-service you cannot tell what version you should use and the repo with the releases is private, so you also cannot look it up there.

[seanstory]

Weird. Adding the explicit link is a reasonable workaround. First, I'm going to see why the repo isn't searchable unless you log in. Slack thread started here: https://elastic.slack.com/archives/CMRFP679B/p1698863484577269

the repo with the releases is private, so you also cannot look it up there.

This is on our radar to eventually open the repo. Just not a high priority right now, but hopefully soon 🤞

[seanstory]

infra issue for making the docker images public/searchable: https://github.com/elastic/infra/issues/40122

[seanstory]

The images are now publicly visible and searchable on www.docker.elastic.co. Thanks for reporting, @xeraa !

[xeraa]

Thanks for fixing!