# Elasticsearch Docker-Compose Security Environmental Variables Not Working

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-docker-compose-security-environmental-variables-not-working/112666>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [December 20, 2017, 3:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-docker-compose-security-environmental-variables-not-working/112666 "2017-12-20T15:21:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![dmc2015](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dmc2015/32/25862_2.png) [@dmc2015](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dmc2015)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2017, 3:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-docker-compose-security-environmental-variables-not-working/112666/1 "2017-12-20T15:21:23Z")

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This works

`docker run -d -p 9200:9200 --name elasticsearch -e "http.host=0.0.0.0" -e "transport.host=127.0.0.1" -e "xpack.security.enabled=false" docker.elastic.co/elasticsearch/elasticsearch:5.2.2`

And it does not ask for a password.

Passing the same variable in compose does not work for disabling xpack security but it should:

```
          es:
            container_name: es
            hostname: es.development
            networks:
              network:
                aliases:
                  - es.development
            image: docker.elastic.co/elasticsearch/elasticsearch:5.2.2
            environment:
              - cluster.name=docker-clusterx
              - bootstrap.memory_lock=true
              - "ES_JAVA_OPTS=-Xms512m -Xmx512m"
              - xpack.security.enabled=false
            ulimits:
              memlock:
                soft: -1
                hard: -1
            command: elasticsearch
            ports:
              - "9200:9200"
```

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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:** [January 17, 2018, 3:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-docker-compose-security-environmental-variables-not-working/112666/2 "2018-01-17T15:21:43Z")

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