# Can we set request time through env var?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-set-request-time-through-env-var/214635>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [January 10, 2020, 4:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-set-request-time-through-env-var/214635 "2020-01-10T16:36:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![javadevmtl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/javadevmtl/32/45613_2.png) [@javadevmtl](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/javadevmtl)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2020, 4:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-set-request-time-through-env-var/214635/1 "2020-01-10T16:36:28Z")

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Hi using 6.4.2,

Can we set **elasticsearch.requestTimeout** as an env variable **ELASTICSEARCH\_REQUEST\_TIMEOUT**??

Thanks

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**Author:** ![joshdover](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/joshdover/32/42020_2.png) [@joshdover](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/joshdover)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2020, 6:10pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-set-request-time-through-env-var/214635/2 "2020-01-10T18:10:06Z")

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We do not support env var configuration, though you could use an env var and pass it to Kibana via a CLI flag:

```auto
$ ./bin/kibana --elasticsearch.requestTimeout=$ELASTICSEARCH_REQUEST_TIMEOUT

```

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**Author:** ![javadevmtl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/javadevmtl/32/45613_2.png) [@javadevmtl](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/javadevmtl)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2020, 9:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-set-request-time-through-env-var/214635/3 "2020-01-10T21:19:47Z")

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Ok. I'm using Docker image so I guess it would be better to provide a config.yaml with it...

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**Author:** ![javadevmtl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/javadevmtl/32/45613_2.png) [@javadevmtl](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/javadevmtl)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2020, 5:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-set-request-time-through-env-var/214635/4 "2020-01-17T17:19:35Z")

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Hi @joshdover, the docs seem to indicate it's possible to do what I'm doing: [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/6.4/docker.html#environment-variable-config](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/6.4/docker.html#environment-variable-config)

But doesn't work...

```
"ELASTICSEARCH_URL": "http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:9200", <--- This one works because I'm getting data.
"ELASTICSEARCH_REQUEST_TIMEOUT": "60000", <-- This doesn't
```

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**Author:** ![joshdover](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/joshdover/32/42020_2.png) [@joshdover](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/joshdover)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2020, 7:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-set-request-time-through-env-var/214635/5 "2020-01-17T19:21:20Z")

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Ah yes, our Docker images do support this. I believe it is called `ELASTICSEARCH_REQUESTTIMEOUT` (only one underscore)

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**Author:** ![javadevmtl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/javadevmtl/32/45613_2.png) [@javadevmtl](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/javadevmtl)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2020, 5:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-set-request-time-through-env-var/214635/6 "2020-01-18T05:29:28Z")

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Ok thanks it's working! 🙂

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 5:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-set-request-time-through-env-var/214635/7 "2020-02-15T05:34:44Z")

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