# Elasticsearch exited with code 78

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-exited-with-code-78/181247>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [May 15, 2019, 5:33pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-exited-with-code-78/181247 "2019-05-15T17:33:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![decodeit](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/decodeit/32/46023_2.png) [@decodeit](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/decodeit)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2019, 5:33pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-exited-with-code-78/181247/1 "2019-05-15T17:33:58Z")

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I run the docker-compose up the code I downloaded from repo

> **[justmeandopensource/elk](https://github.com/justmeandopensource/elk)**
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> Supporting Repo for ELK installation Youtube video - justmeandopensource/elk

now I get the error exited with 78.  
`ERROR: [1] bootstrap checks failed elasticsearch | [1]: max virtual memory areas vm.max_map_count [65530] is too low, increase to at least [262144]`ERROR: [1] bootstrap checks failed  
elasticsearch | [1]: max virtual memory areas vm.max\_map\_count [65530] is too low, increase to at least [262144]

then I try to do  
sysct1 -w vm.max\_map\_count = 262144  
I get: sysct1: command not found

What seems the issue?  
Any insight would be helpful.

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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:** [June 12, 2019, 5:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-exited-with-code-78/181247/2 "2019-06-12T17:34:00Z")

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