diff --git a/docs/infrastructure_and_maintenance/clustering/clustering_with_ddev.md b/docs/infrastructure_and_maintenance/clustering/clustering_with_ddev.md
index 6643fbbd0b..c7fe91fb5a 100644
--- a/docs/infrastructure_and_maintenance/clustering/clustering_with_ddev.md
+++ b/docs/infrastructure_and_maintenance/clustering/clustering_with_ddev.md
@@ -157,15 +157,20 @@ A [search engine](search_engines.md) can be added to the cluster.
 
 ### Elasticsearch
 
-The following sequence of commands:
+The installation of Elasticsearch within a DDEV stack is an adaptation of the [on-premise installation](install_elasticsearch.md) procedure using the [`ddev/ddev-elasticsearch` add-on](https://addons.ddev.com/addons/ddev/ddev-elasticsearch).
+
+For example, the following sequence of commands:
 
 1. Adds the Elasticsearch container
-2. Sets Elasticsearch as the search engine
-3. Restarts the DDEV cluster and clears application cache
-4. Injects the schema and reindexes the content
+2. Sets the Elasticsearch version to 8 (default is 9 which is not supported, 7 is supported) - a full version number is required, see [Elasticsearch Docker image](https://hub.docker.com/_/elasticsearch)
+3. Sets Elasticsearch as the search engine
+4. Restarts the DDEV cluster and clears application cache
+5. Injects the schema and reindexes the content
 
 ```bash
 ddev add-on get ddev/ddev-elasticsearch
+ddev dotenv set .ddev/.env.elasticsearch --elasticsearch-docker-image=elasticsearch:8.19.18
+cp .ddev/elasticsearch/docker-compose.elasticsearch8.yaml .ddev/
 ddev config --web-environment-add SEARCH_ENGINE=elasticsearch
 ddev config --web-environment-add ELASTICSEARCH_DSN=http://elasticsearch:9200
 ddev restart
@@ -192,7 +197,9 @@ See [Elasticsearch REST API reference](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/ela
 
 ### Solr
 
-The following sequence of commands:
+The installation of Solr within a DDEV stack is an adaptation of the [on-premise installation](install_solr.md) procedure using the [`ddev/ddev-solr` add-on](https://addons.ddev.com/addons/ddev/ddev-solr).
+
+For example, the following sequence of commands:
 
 1. Adds the Solr container
 2. Sets Solr as the search engine