# Elasticsearch head x-pack 5.1.x can't connect

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-head-x-pack-5-1-x-cant-connect/72240
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [January 20, 2017, 12:40am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-head-x-pack-5-1-x-cant-connect/72240 "2017-01-20T00:40:09Z")
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### Author: ![zqc0512](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/zqc0512/32/32141_2.png) [@zqc0512](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/zqc0512)
#### Post date: [January 20, 2017, 12:40am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-head-x-pack-5-1-x-cant-connect/72240/1 "2017-01-20T00:40:09Z")

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elasticsearch head When enabled x-pack,login kibana and elasticsearch all need logon,but the elasticsearch-head ([https://github.com/mobz/elasticsearch-head](https://github.com/mobz/elasticsearch-head) ) can't connect to elasticsearch (localhost:9200),how do to solve it thanks.

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### Author: ![Kiwi\_de\_coder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b38774/32.png) [@Kiwi\_de\_coder](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Kiwi_de_coder)
#### Post date: [January 20, 2017, 6:26am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-head-x-pack-5-1-x-cant-connect/72240/2 "2017-01-20T06:26:07Z")

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you need to add this to elasticsearch.yml

http.cors.enabled: true  
http.cors.allow-origin: "\*"

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### Author: ![zqc0512](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/zqc0512/32/32141_2.png) [@zqc0512](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/zqc0512)
#### Post date: [January 20, 2017, 6:40am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-head-x-pack-5-1-x-cant-connect/72240/3 "2017-01-20T06:40:49Z")

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I add it ,but elasticsearch-head also can't connet to when x-pack enabled.

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### Author: ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)
#### Post date: [January 20, 2017, 7:19am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-head-x-pack-5-1-x-cant-connect/72240/4 "2017-01-20T07:19:01Z")

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I would track this issue:

> <https://github.com/mobz/elasticsearch-head/issues/304>

Or open a new one.

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### Author: ![zqc0512](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/zqc0512/32/32141_2.png) [@zqc0512](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/zqc0512)
#### Post date: [January 20, 2017, 7:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-head-x-pack-5-1-x-cant-connect/72240/5 "2017-01-20T07:32:52Z")

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he see it a opertion,not a bug. change place:joy:

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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: [February 17, 2017, 7:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-head-x-pack-5-1-x-cant-connect/72240/6 "2017-02-17T07:32:55Z")

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