# Cannot connect to remote cluster in proxy mode

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-connect-to-remote-cluster-in-proxy-mode/248764>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Tags:** ccs-cross-cluster-search\
**Created:** [September 16, 2020, 4:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-connect-to-remote-cluster-in-proxy-mode/248764 "2020-09-16T04:45:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![onhachoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/b19c9b/32.png) [@onhachoe](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/onhachoe)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2020, 4:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-connect-to-remote-cluster-in-proxy-mode/248764/1 "2020-09-16T04:45:53Z")

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Hi, I'm trying to add remote cluster through the `PUT _cluster/settings`, and was able to successfully add one.

```auto
  {
    "acknowledged": true,
    "persistent": {
        "cluster": {
            "remote": {
                "anothercluster": {
                    "mode": "proxy",
                    "skip_unavailable": "false",
                    "proxy_socket_connections": "18",
                    "proxy_address": "anothercluster:9300"
                }
            }
        }
    },
    "transient": {}
  }

```

That said, when I actually do `GET _remote/info`, it just returns `{}`, and cannot do any CCS related stuff.

I think I've followed all steps documented here [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/modules-remote-clusters.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/modules-remote-clusters.html), but can't figure out what's wrong with the setup.

Both clusters are running 7.9.1 and `xpack.security.enabled: false`, so no SSL related issue there.

I think this is inline with what @Sebastian_Treu saw in his thread [Remote cluster connected but not listed](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/remote-cluster-connected-but-not-listed/238203). Not sure how he solved the issue.

Any help would be appreciated.

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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:** [October 14, 2020, 4:46am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-connect-to-remote-cluster-in-proxy-mode/248764/2 "2020-10-14T04:46:04Z")

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