# Elasticsearch init script for centos 7
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-init-script-for-centos-7/137913
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [June 29, 2018, 7:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-init-script-for-centos-7/137913 "2018-06-29T07:44:41Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@Tafsir\_Alam](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Tafsir_Alam)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2018, 7:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-init-script-for-centos-7/137913/1 "2018-06-29T07:44:41Z")
Hi,
Can someone please point me to an /etc/init.d script for Elasticsearch 5.6.4
for CentOS 7
Thanks
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### Author:  [@spinscale](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/spinscale)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2018, 2:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-init-script-for-centos-7/137913/2 "2018-06-29T14:07:31Z")
Have you tried using the RPM? It comes with start/stop scripts. If so, can you explain what you are missing?
--Alex
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### Author:  [@Tafsir\_Alam](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Tafsir_Alam)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2018, 4:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-init-script-for-centos-7/137913/3 "2018-06-29T16:19:18Z")
No @spinscale I did't tried RPM. Can you please send me the link ..?
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### Author:  [@rjernst](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rjernst)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2018, 11:14pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-init-script-for-centos-7/137913/4 "2018-06-29T23:14:31Z")
Instructions on downloading the rpm directly, or using our yum repository, are [in our docs](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/rpm.html).
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 27, 2018, 11:14pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-init-script-for-centos-7/137913/5 "2018-07-27T23:14:31Z")
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