# Check elasticsearch running on web like on windows

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/check-elasticsearch-running-on-web-like-on-windows/148948>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [September 18, 2018, 9:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/check-elasticsearch-running-on-web-like-on-windows/148948 "2018-09-18T09:42:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![mejuliver](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mejuliver/32/35631_2.png) [@mejuliver](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mejuliver)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2018, 9:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/check-elasticsearch-running-on-web-like-on-windows/148948/1 "2018-09-18T09:42:17Z")

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in windows, elasticsearch frontend can be acces using [http://localhost:9200](http://localhost:9200) how about if I installed it unto my server, how can I check the elasticsearch frontend if its working, should it be [https://domain.com:9200](https://domain.com:9200)?

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**Author:** ![shanec](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/shanec/32/4004_2.png) [@shanec](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/shanec)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2018, 10:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/check-elasticsearch-running-on-web-like-on-windows/148948/2 "2018-09-21T22:50:34Z")

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Kind of... Exposing Elasticsearch to the internet means anyone could add, remove, change, or find and look at your documents. So by default, in order to protect you and your data, Elasticsearch binds just to localhost. and prevents access from the Internet. Have a look at [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/modules-network.html#common-network-settings](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/modules-network.html#common-network-settings) for the settings if you need, but to reiterate the warning on that page: you should never expose Elasticsearch directly to the Internet for these reasons.

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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 19, 2018, 10:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/check-elasticsearch-running-on-web-like-on-windows/148948/3 "2018-10-19T22:50:36Z")

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