# Define localhost when loading sample Metricbeats dashboard **URL:** \ **Category:** Beats\ **Tags:** metricbeat\ **Created:** [December 6, 2017, 9:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/define-localhost-when-loading-sample-metricbeats-dashboard/110479 "2017-12-06T09:32:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TheNmaptomyHeartBeat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/47e85d/32.png) [@TheNmaptomyHeartBeat](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/TheNmaptomyHeartBeat)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2017, 9:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/define-localhost-when-loading-sample-metricbeats-dashboard/110479/1 "2017-12-06T09:32:27Z")
Hi. I'm trying to load the sample Metricbeats dashboard using the setup command from this [tutorial](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/packetbeat/current/load-kibana-dashboards.html) . However, I am using SSH to connect to the server. whenever I try to set the setup command it tell me it fails to connect to the localhost. Is there a way to define the localhost to get it to point to my server instead? I am using ELk stack version 6. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![TheNmaptomyHeartBeat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/47e85d/32.png) [@TheNmaptomyHeartBeat](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/TheNmaptomyHeartBeat)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2017, 10:16am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/define-localhost-when-loading-sample-metricbeats-dashboard/110479/2 "2017-12-06T10:16:26Z")
Solved. turns out it was indeed done in the metricbeat.yml file but I had a few syntax errors which is why it didn't pick up on it. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2018, 10:16am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/define-localhost-when-loading-sample-metricbeats-dashboard/110479/3 "2018-01-03T10:16:31Z")
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