# Can´t reach localhost:9200 - Received Plaintext http - Windows **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Tags:** windows\ **Created:** [March 2, 2022, 8:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-t-reach-localhost-9200-received-plaintext-http-windows/298674 "2022-03-02T20:28:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bavaria](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@Bavaria](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Bavaria)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2022, 8:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-t-reach-localhost-9200-received-plaintext-http-windows/298674/1 "2022-03-02T20:28:51Z")
Did anyone experience the same or has a soluation, what I am doing wrong? I am pretty new to elastic and propably it is easy to solve, but I am kind of at a loss here. I am unable to connect to [http://localhost:9200](http://localhost:9200) in the browser IE on OS Windows. It says: Can´t reach this page. The server has restricted/no internet access, does this might do a problem in this case? cmd is giving me following while trying to connect in the browser via [http://localhost:9200](http://localhost:9200) : ```auto [2022-03-02T21:01:32,788][WARN][o.e.x.s.t.n.SecurityNetty4HttpServerTransport] [SERVERADDRESSNAME] received plaintext http traffic on an https channel, closing connection Netty4HttpChannel{localAddress=/127.0.0.1:9200, remoteAddress=/127.0.0.1:51875} ``` If I try in with curl this command shown in the install documentation: ```auto curl --cacert C:\ElasticStack\elasticsearch-8.0.1\config\certs\http_ca.crt -u elastic https://localhost:9200 ``` As Answer I am getting: ```auto curl: (60) schannel: CertGetCertificateChain trust error CERT_TRUST_REVOCATION_STATUS_UNKNOWN More details here: https://curl.se/docs/sslcerts.html curl failed to verify the legitimacy of the server and therefore could not establish a secure connection to it. To learn more about this situation and how to fix it, please visit the web page mentioned above. ``` However if I am using curl with -k infront of the statement: ```auto curl -k --cacert C:\ElasticStack\elasticsearch-8.0.1\config\certs\http_ca.crt -u elastic https://localhost:9200 ``` I am getting in response the normal output, [http://localhost:9200](http://localhost:9200) in browser is still not working: ```auto { "name" : "SERVERADRESSNAME", "cluster_name" : "elasticsearch", "cluster_uuid" : "Ef3aQ3E3Q7-W6WbJaJVeXA", "version" : { "number" : "8.0.1", "build_flavor" : "default", "build_type" : "zip", "build_hash" : "801d9ccc7c2ee0f2cb121bbe22ab5af77a902372", "build_date" : "2022-02-24T13:55:40.601285296Z", "build_snapshot" : false, "lucene_version" : "9.0.0", "minimum_wire_compatibility_version" : "7.17.0", "minimum_index_compatibility_version" : "7.0.0" }, "tagline" : "You Know, for Search" } ``` Side note: In Elasticsearch.yml I had in the beginning network.host: 192.168.0.1, I changed it to 127.0.0.1 Thank you in advance. ---
**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2022, 10:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-t-reach-localhost-9200-received-plaintext-http-windows/298674/2 "2022-03-02T22:59:17Z")
Welcome to our community! 😃 > [@Bavaria](#): > > ```auto > [2022-03-02T21:01:32,788][WARN][o.e.x.s.t.n.SecurityNetty4HttpServerTransport] [SERVERADDRESSNAME] received plaintext http traffic on an https channel, closing connection Netty4HttpChannel{localAddress=/127.0.0.1:9200, remoteAddress=/127.0.0.1:51875} > > ``` That means you need to use https instead of http in your URL. So try that. ---
**Author:** ![Bavaria](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@Bavaria](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Bavaria)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2022, 9:17am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-t-reach-localhost-9200-received-plaintext-http-windows/298674/3 "2022-03-03T09:17:47Z")
Ok. I tried that. It allows me to download a json file, which I can see via notepad. With the wanted output. However if I am running kibana I am getting in my cmd for Elasticsearch the same problem with closing the connection, every second. ```auto [2022-03-03T09:45:36,958][WARN][o.e.x.s.t.n.SecurityNetty4HttpServerTransport] [SERVERADRESSNAME] received plaintext http traffic on an https channel, closing connection Netty4HttpChannel{localAddress=/127.0.0.1:9200, remoteAddress=/127.0.0.1:63249} ``` My Kibana start output is: Do I need to install the plugin interactiveSetup or is something wrong with Elasticsearch? ```auto C:\ElasticStack\kibana-8.0.1\bin>kibana.bat [2022-03-03T09:52:04.645+01:00][INFO][plugins-service] Plugin "metricsEntities" is disabled. [2022-03-03T09:52:04.711+01:00][INFO][http.server.Preboot] http server running at http://localhost:5601 [2022-03-03T09:52:04.750+01:00][INFO][plugins-system.preboot] Setting up [1] plugins: [interactiveSetup] [2022-03-03T09:52:04.753+01:00][INFO][preboot] "interactiveSetup" plugin is holding setup: Validating Elasticsearch connection configuration… [2022-03-03T09:52:04.790+01:00][INFO][root] Holding setup until preboot stage is completed. i Kibana has not been configured. Go to http://localhost:5601/?code=087761 to get started. ``` ---
**Author:** ![ikakavas](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ikakavas/32/34430_2.png) [@ikakavas](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ikakavas)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2022, 11:35am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-t-reach-localhost-9200-received-plaintext-http-windows/298674/4 "2022-03-03T11:35:56Z")
Elasticsearch is installed with all security features enabled by default. So that means that HTTPS is enabled and authentication is enabled and you are shown the password, which I presume you know since you have managed to make calls to Elasticsearch as seen above. The error you get when you run ```auto curl --cacert C:\ElasticStack\elasticsearch-8.0.1\config\certs\http_ca.crt -u elastic https://localhost:9200 ``` is not from Elasticsearch, but from `curl` (which is the tool that you use to make the request). It tells you that it cannot check Certificate revocation lists and this is probably because your windows host doesn't have network connectivity. Assuming this is a [recent](https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2020/04/29/curl-7-77-0-with-json-and-mqtt/) version of curl, you can use `--ssl-revoke-best-effort` so your command becomes ```auto curl --cacert C:\ElasticStack\elasticsearch-8.0.1\config\certs\http_ca.crt --ssl-revoke-best-effort -u elastic https://localhost:9200 ``` > [@Bavaria](#): > > My Kibana start output is: Do I need to install the plugin interactiveSetup or is something wrong with Elasticsearch? There is a message there that says: > Go to [http://localhost:5601/?code=087761](http://localhost:5601/?code=087761) to get started. Did you do that ? This is all described in [our docs](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/windows.html), please read through this page and get back to us if you have additional issues ---
**Author:** ![Bavaria](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@Bavaria](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Bavaria)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2022, 1:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-t-reach-localhost-9200-received-plaintext-http-windows/298674/5 "2022-03-03T13:19:32Z")
> [@ikakavas](#): > > the password, which I presume you know since you have managed to make calls to Elasticsearch as seen above. Yes, I know this. > [@ikakavas](#): > > Did you do that ? This is all described in [our docs](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/windows.html), please read through this page and get back to us if you have additional issues I was able to reach the Link now. The main problem was, when I went to the Link, nothing happend. I got a blank page (IE). I installed Chrome now, so I was able to paste my enrollment-token. Needed to manually configure with Login of Kibana\_system user as the button Configure Elastic ran into an yamlexeption. At the moment I am getting some Errors for plugins. E.g. plugins.fleet TimeoutError: Request timed out at KibanaTransport.request. And plugins.taksManager. I am looking now why that is the case. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2022, 1:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-t-reach-localhost-9200-received-plaintext-http-windows/298674/6 "2022-03-31T13:20:12Z")
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