# Cannot start elastic search server

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-start-elastic-search-server/275700>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [June 11, 2021, 4:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-start-elastic-search-server/275700 "2021-06-11T16:29:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![elastic0](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3d9bf3/32.png) [@elastic0](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/elastic0)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2021, 4:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-start-elastic-search-server/275700/1 "2021-06-11T16:29:37Z")

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I downloaded elasticsearch-7.13.1-windows-x86\_64.zip, but when I run elasticsearch-service-x64.exe it immediately crashes briefly flashing a blank window. If I run elasticsearch.bat, it gets the following exception.

uncaught exception in thread [main]  
ElasticsearchException[X-Pack is not supported and Machine Learning is not avail  
able for [windows-x86]; you can use the other X-Pack features (unsupported) by s  
etting xpack.ml.enabled: false in elasticsearch.yml]  
at org.elasticsearch.xpack.ml.MachineLearningFeatureSet.isRunningOnMlPla  
tform(MachineLearningFeatureSet.java:127)  
at org.elasticsearch.xpack.ml.MachineLearningFeatureSet.isRunningOnMlPla  
tform(MachineLearningFeatureSet.java:118)  
at org.elasticsearch.xpack.ml.MachineLearning.createComponents(MachineLe  
arning.java:693)  
at org.elasticsearch.node.Node.lambda$new$18(Node.java:605)  
at java.util.stream.ReferencePipeline$7$1.accept(ReferencePipeline.java:  
267)  
at java.util.ArrayList$ArrayListSpliterator.forEachRemaining(ArrayList.j  
ava:1382)  
at java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.copyInto(AbstractPipeline.java:481)

```
    at java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.wrapAndCopyInto(AbstractPipeline.ja

```

va:471)  
at java.util.stream.ReduceOps$ReduceOp.evaluateSequential(ReduceOps.java  
:708)  
at java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.evaluate(AbstractPipeline.java:234)

```
    at java.util.stream.ReferencePipeline.collect(ReferencePipeline.java:499

```

)  
at org.elasticsearch.node.Node.(Node.java:609)  
at org.elasticsearch.node.Node.(Node.java:278)  
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap$5.(Bootstrap.java:217)  
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.setup(Bootstrap.java:217)  
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.init(Bootstrap.java:397)  
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.init(Elasticsearch.java:159  
)  
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.execute(Elasticsearch.java:  
150)  
at org.elasticsearch.cli.EnvironmentAwareCommand.execute(EnvironmentAwar  
eCommand.java:75)  
at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.mainWithoutErrorHandling(Command.java:1  
16)  
at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.main(Command.java:79)  
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:115  
)  
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:81)

For complete error details, refer to the log at D:\Code2\elasticsearch-7.13.1\lo  
gs\elasticsearch.log

**Below is the tail end of my elasticsearch.log file.**

[2021-06-10T21:25:40,346][INFO][o.e.e.NodeEnvironment] [MYDEVICE] heap size [989.8mb], compressed ordinary object pointers [unknown]  
[2021-06-10T21:25:40,490][INFO][o.e.n.Node] [MYDEVICE] node name [MYDEVICE], node ID [4Prub7efReSNXdYQ\_OG0Mg], cluster name [elasticsearch], roles [transform, data\_frozen, master, remote\_cluster\_client, data, ml, data\_content, data\_hot, data\_warm, data\_cold, ingest]  
[2021-06-10T21:25:44,379][ERROR][o.e.b.Bootstrap] [MYDEVICE] Exception  
org.elasticsearch.ElasticsearchException: X-Pack is not supported and Machine Learning is not available for [windows-x86]; you can use the other X-Pack features (unsupported) by setting xpack.ml.enabled: false in elasticsearch.yml  
at org.elasticsearch.xpack.ml.MachineLearningFeatureSet.isRunningOnMlPlatform(MachineLearningFeatureSet.java:127) ~[?:?]  
at org.elasticsearch.xpack.ml.MachineLearningFeatureSet.isRunningOnMlPlatform(MachineLearningFeatureSet.java:118) ~[?:?]  
at org.elasticsearch.xpack.ml.MachineLearning.createComponents(MachineLearning.java:693) ~[?:?]  
at org.elasticsearch.node.Node.lambda$new$18(Node.java:605) ~[elasticsearch-7.13.1.jar:7.13.1]  
at java.util.stream.ReferencePipeline$7$1.accept(ReferencePipeline.java:267) ~[?:1.8.0\_161]  
at java.util.ArrayList$ArrayListSpliterator.forEachRemaining(ArrayList.java:1382) ~[?:1.8.0\_161]  
at java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.copyInto(AbstractPipeline.java:481) ~[?:1.8.0\_161]  
at java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.wrapAndCopyInto(AbstractPipeline.java:471) ~[?:1.8.0\_161]  
at java.util.stream.ReduceOps$ReduceOp.evaluateSequential(ReduceOps.java:708) ~[?:1.8.0\_161]  
at java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.evaluate(AbstractPipeline.java:234) ~[?:1.8.0\_161]  
at java.util.stream.ReferencePipeline.collect(ReferencePipeline.java:499) ~[?:1.8.0\_161]  
at org.elasticsearch.node.Node.(Node.java:609) ~[elasticsearch-7.13.1.jar:7.13.1]  
at org.elasticsearch.node.Node.(Node.java:278) ~[elasticsearch-7.13.1.jar:7.13.1]  
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap$5.(Bootstrap.java:217) ~[elasticsearch-7.13.1.jar:7.13.1]  
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.setup(Bootstrap.java:217) ~[elasticsearch-7.13.1.jar:7.13.1]  
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.init(Bootstrap.java:397) [elasticsearch-7.13.1.jar:7.13.1]  
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.init(Elasticsearch.java:159) [elasticsearch-7.13.1.jar:7.13.1]  
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.execute(Elasticsearch.java:150) [elasticsearch-7.13.1.jar:7.13.1]  
at org.elasticsearch.cli.EnvironmentAwareCommand.execute(EnvironmentAwareCommand.java:75) [elasticsearch-7.13.1.jar:7.13.1]  
at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.mainWithoutErrorHandling(Command.java:116) [elasticsearch-cli-7.13.1.jar:7.13.1]  
at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.main(Command.java:79) [elasticsearch-cli-7.13.1.jar:7.13.1]  
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:115) [elasticsearch-7.13.1.jar:7.13.1]  
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:81) [elasticsearch-7.13.1.jar:7.13.1]  
[2021-06-10T21:25:44,380][ERROR][o.e.b.ElasticsearchUncaughtExceptionHandler] [MYDEVICE] uncaught exception in thread [main]  
org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.StartupException: ElasticsearchException[X-Pack is not supported and Machine Learning is not available for [windows-x86]; you can use the other X-Pack features (unsupported) by setting xpack.ml.enabled: false in elasticsearch.yml]  
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.init(Elasticsearch.java:163) ~[elasticsearch-7.13.1.jar:7.13.1]  
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.execute(Elasticsearch.java:150) ~[elasticsearch-7.13.1.jar:7.13.1]  
at org.elasticsearch.cli.EnvironmentAwareCommand.execute(EnvironmentAwareCommand.java:75) ~[elasticsearch-7.13.1.jar:7.13.1]  
at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.mainWithoutErrorHandling(Command.java:116) ~[elasticsearch-cli-7.13.1.jar:7.13.1]  
at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.main(Command.java:79) ~[elasticsearch-cli-7.13.1.jar:7.13.1]  
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:115) ~[elasticsearch-7.13.1.jar:7.13.1]  
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:81) ~[elasticsearch-7.13.1.jar:7.13.1]  
Caused by: org.elasticsearch.ElasticsearchException: X-Pack is not supported and Machine Learning is not available for [windows-x86]; you can use the other X-Pack features (unsupported) by setting xpack.ml.enabled: false in elasticsearch.yml  
at org.elasticsearch.xpack.ml.MachineLearningFeatureSet.isRunningOnMlPlatform(MachineLearningFeatureSet.java:127) ~[?:?]  
at org.elasticsearch.xpack.ml.MachineLearningFeatureSet.isRunningOnMlPlatform(MachineLearningFeatureSet.java:118) ~[?:?]  
at org.elasticsearch.xpack.ml.MachineLearning.createComponents(MachineLearning.java:693) ~[?:?]  
at org.elasticsearch.node.Node.lambda$new$18(Node.java:605) ~[elasticsearch-7.13.1.jar:7.13.1]  
at java.util.stream.ReferencePipeline$7$1.accept(ReferencePipeline.java:267) ~[?:1.8.0\_161]  
at java.util.ArrayList$ArrayListSpliterator.forEachRemaining(ArrayList.java:1382) ~[?:1.8.0\_161]  
at java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.copyInto(AbstractPipeline.java:481) ~[?:1.8.0\_161]  
at java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.wrapAndCopyInto(AbstractPipeline.java:471) ~[?:1.8.0\_161]  
at java.util.stream.ReduceOps$ReduceOp.evaluateSequential(ReduceOps.java:708) ~[?:1.8.0\_161]  
at java.util.stream.AbstractPipeline.evaluate(AbstractPipeline.java:234) ~[?:1.8.0\_161]  
at java.util.stream.ReferencePipeline.collect(ReferencePipeline.java:499) ~[?:1.8.0\_161]  
at org.elasticsearch.node.Node.(Node.java:609) ~[elasticsearch-7.13.1.jar:7.13.1]  
at org.elasticsearch.node.Node.(Node.java:278) ~[elasticsearch-7.13.1.jar:7.13.1]  
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap$5.(Bootstrap.java:217) ~[elasticsearch-7.13.1.jar:7.13.1]  
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.setup(Bootstrap.java:217) ~[elasticsearch-7.13.1.jar:7.13.1]  
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.init(Bootstrap.java:397) ~[elasticsearch-7.13.1.jar:7.13.1]  
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.init(Elasticsearch.java:159) ~[elasticsearch-7.13.1.jar:7.13.1]  
... 6 more

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**Author:** ![Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/christian_dahlqvist/32/4617_2.png) [@Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christian_Dahlqvist)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2021, 8:08pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-start-elastic-search-server/275700/2 "2021-06-11T20:08:02Z")

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> [@elastic0](#):
>
> X-Pack is not supported and Machine Learning is not available for [windows-x86]

Looks like the reason is that you have a 32-bit OS, which I do not think is [supported](https://www.elastic.co/support/matrix).

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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:** [July 9, 2021, 8:08pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-start-elastic-search-server/275700/3 "2021-07-09T20:08:22Z")

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