# App Search is redirecting to Localhost **URL:** \ **Category:** Elastic Search\ **Tags:** docker, elastic-app-search\ **Created:** [February 10, 2021, 3:04am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/app-search-is-redirecting-to-localhost/263822 "2021-02-10T03:04:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![justaniceguy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/justaniceguy/32/69769_2.png) [@justaniceguy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/justaniceguy)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2021, 3:04am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/app-search-is-redirecting-to-localhost/263822/1 "2021-02-10T03:04:36Z")
I am trying to install Elasticsearch, Kibana and AppSeach with Docker Compose. I can make Elasticsearch and Kibana work, but App Search redirect to localhost (literaly). When I visit [http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:3002](http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:3002) (my server IP and the App Search Port) it redirects me to [http://localhost:3002/welcome](http://localhost:3002/welcome) This is the content of my `docker-compose-.yml` file: ```auto version: "3.7" services: elasticsearch: image: docker.elastic.co/elasticsearch/elasticsearch:7.10.2 container_name: elasticsearch restart: always environment: - xpack.security.enabled=false - discovery.type=single-node - node.name=es-node-1 - cluster.name=app-search-docker-cluster - bootstrap.memory_lock=true - ES_JAVA_OPTS=-Xms512m -Xmx512m ulimits: memlock: soft: -1 hard: -1 nofile: soft: 65536 hard: 65536 cap_add: - IPC_LOCK volumes: - elasticsearch-data-volume:/usr/share/elasticsearch/data ports: - 9200:9200 appsearch: image: docker.elastic.co/app-search/app-search:7.6.2 environment: - elasticsearch.host=http://elasticsearch:9200 - allow_es_settings_modification=true - JAVA_OPTS=-Xms2g -Xmx2g ports: - 3002:3002 kibana: container_name: kibana image: docker.elastic.co/kibana/kibana:7.10.2 restart: always environment: - ELASTICSEARCH_HOSTS=http://elasticsearch:9200 - enterprise_search.host:http://appsearch:3002 ports: - 5601:5601 depends_on: - elasticsearch volumes: elasticsearch-data-volume: driver: local ``` **EDIT:** I tried to be more specific by adding some variables to appsearch but didn't work: ``` - app_search.external_url:http://xx.xx.xxx.xxx:3002 - app_search.listen_host:xx.xx.xxx.xxx - app_search.listen_port:3002 ``` ---
**Author:** ![orhantoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/c5a1d2/32.png) [@orhantoy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/orhantoy)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2021, 10:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/app-search-is-redirecting-to-localhost/263822/2 "2021-02-10T10:09:32Z")
👋 @justaniceguy Are you still being redirected to localhost:3002 when you configure the external URL with ```auto - app_search.external_url=http://xx.xx.xxx.xxx:3002 ``` ? Also, I would recommend that you use Enterprise Search version 7.10.2, which includes App Search. The config is almost the same: `app_search.external_url` becomes `ent_search.external_url`, and similarly for the other config options. ---
**Author:** ![justaniceguy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/justaniceguy/32/69769_2.png) [@justaniceguy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/justaniceguy)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2021, 1:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/app-search-is-redirecting-to-localhost/263822/3 "2021-02-10T13:06:17Z")
Hi @orhantoy > [@orhantoy](#): > > Are you still being redirected to localhost:3002 when you configure the external URL with > > ```auto > - app_search.external_url=http://xx.xx.xxx.xxx:3002 > > ``` > > ? Yes. I don't know why... > [@orhantoy](#): > > Also, I would recommend that you use Enterprise Search version 7.10.2, which includes App Search. I think this is a good idea. I am trying to do it but for some reason docker can't get the service up. It says `Starting root_enterprisesearch_1 ... done` and if I do a `docker container ls` right away, it says the service is up but if I do it again after few seconds, then the service is not there any more. This is my final `docker-compse.yml` file, maybe I am missing something: ```auto version: "3.7" services: elasticsearch: image: docker.elastic.co/elasticsearch/elasticsearch:7.10.2 container_name: elasticsearch restart: always environment: - xpack.security.enabled=false - discovery.type=single-node - node.name=es-node-1 - cluster.name=app-search-docker-cluster - bootstrap.memory_lock=true # - elasticsearch.username:elastic # - elasticsearch.password:changeme - ES_JAVA_OPTS=-Xms512m -Xmx512m - elasticsearch.host:http://xx.xx.xxx.xxx:9200 ulimits: memlock: soft: -1 hard: -1 nofile: soft: 65536 hard: 65536 cap_add: - IPC_LOCK volumes: - elasticsearch-data-volume:/usr/share/elasticsearch/data ports: - 9200:9200 enterprisesearch: image: docker.elastic.co/enterprise-search/enterprise-search:7.10.2 environment: - elasticsearch.host=http://elasticsearch:9200 - allow_es_settings_modification=true - JAVA_OPTS=-Xms2g -Xmx2g - ent_search.auth.source:standard - ent_search.external_url:http://xx.xx.xxx.xxx:3002 ports: - 3002:3002 kibana: container_name: kibana image: docker.elastic.co/kibana/kibana:7.10.2 restart: always environment: - ELASTICSEARCH_HOSTS=http://elasticsearch:9200 # address of elasticsearch docker container which kibana will connect - enterpriseSearch.host:http://xx.xx.xxx.xxx:3002 ports: - 5601:5601 depends_on: - elasticsearch volumes: elasticsearch-data-volume: driver: local ``` ---
**Author:** ![orhantoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/c5a1d2/32.png) [@orhantoy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/orhantoy)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2021, 3:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/app-search-is-redirecting-to-localhost/263822/4 "2021-02-10T15:36:24Z")
The Enterprise Search logs/output should tell you that you also need to set `secret_management.encryption_keys`. ---
**Author:** ![justaniceguy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/justaniceguy/32/69769_2.png) [@justaniceguy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/justaniceguy)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2021, 4:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/app-search-is-redirecting-to-localhost/263822/5 "2021-02-10T16:18:54Z")
Hmm..! I think we are almost there.... I am trying to add the secret key but [here](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/enterprise-search/current/encryption-keys.html) it says this value should be an array, so I am trying this: ```auto - secret_management.encryption_keys: - 34743777397A24432646294A404E635266556A586E3272357538782F4125442A - 6D5971337436773979244226452948404D635166546A576E5A72347537782141 ``` But I get an error message: > ERROR: The Compose file './elasticsearch-docker-compose.yml' is invalid because: > services.enterprisesearch.environment contains {"secret\_management.encryption\_keys": ["34743777397A24432646294A404E635266556A586E3272357538782F4125442A", "6D5971337436773979244226452948404D635166546A576E5A72347537782141"]}, which is an invalid type, it should be a string And if I try just `- secret_management.encryption_keys:34743777397A24432646294A404E635266556A586E3272357538782F4125442A` (as a string) the service is exited after few seconds. But now if I do `docker ps -a` the status show `Exited (1) 2 minutes ago` ---
**Author:** ![orhantoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/c5a1d2/32.png) [@orhantoy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/orhantoy)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2021, 3:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/app-search-is-redirecting-to-localhost/263822/6 "2021-02-11T15:03:08Z")
I think it should work if you do like this: ```auto environment: - "secret_management.encryption_keys=[34743777397A24432646294A404E635266556A586E3272357538782F4125442A,6D5971337436773979244226452948404D635166546A576E5A72347537782141]" ``` And BTW, please use different encryption keys in production as they are now publicly exposed. ---
**Author:** ![justaniceguy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/justaniceguy/32/69769_2.png) [@justaniceguy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/justaniceguy)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2021, 3:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/app-search-is-redirecting-to-localhost/263822/7 "2021-02-11T15:19:50Z")
> [@orhantoy](#): > > I think it should work if you do like this: > > Copy to clipboard > > ```auto > environment: > - "secret_management.encryption_keys=[34743777397A24432646294A404E635266556A586E3272 > > ``` Thanks! That's the right way to do it. > [@orhantoy](#): > > And BTW, please use different encryption keys in production as they are now publicly exposed. 😅 Yeah.. thanks, I almost forgot it. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2021, 3:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/app-search-is-redirecting-to-localhost/263822/8 "2021-03-11T15:20:31Z")
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