# ELK installation on windows

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elk-installation-on-windows/282163>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Tags:** windows\
**Created:** [August 22, 2021, 10:17am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elk-installation-on-windows/282163 "2021-08-22T10:17:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![AbdulVaseem](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/abdulvaseem/32/98900_2.png) [@AbdulVaseem](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/AbdulVaseem)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2021, 10:17am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elk-installation-on-windows/282163/1 "2021-08-22T10:17:43Z")

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Hi, I am trying to install ELK on windows and having hard time to configure elasticsearch mapping to hostname or IP instead of localhost:9200

It is a fresh installation.

I have updated the host file on the machine.  
My DNS is working fine.

Below is my elasticsearch file:

# ======================== Elasticsearch Configuration =========================

# 

# NOTE: Elasticsearch comes with reasonable defaults for most settings.

# Before you set out to tweak and tune the configuration, make sure you

# understand what are you trying to accomplish and the consequences.

# 

# The primary way of configuring a node is via this file. This template lists

# the most important settings you may want to configure for a production cluster.

# 

# Please consult the documentation for further information on configuration options:

# [Elasticsearch Guide | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/index.html)

# 

# ---------------------------------- Cluster -----------------------------------

# 

# Use a descriptive name for your cluster:

# 

#cluster.name: my-application

# 

# ------------------------------------ Node ------------------------------------

# 

# Use a descriptive name for the node:

# 

#node.name: node-1

# 

# Add custom attributes to the node:

# 

#node.attr.rack: r1

# 

# ----------------------------------- Paths ------------------------------------

# 

# Path to directory where to store the data (separate multiple locations by comma):

# 

#path.data: /path/to/data

# 

# Path to log files:

# 

#path.logs: /path/to/logs

# 

# ----------------------------------- Memory -----------------------------------

# 

# Lock the memory on startup:

# 

#bootstrap.memory\_lock: true

# 

# Make sure that the heap size is set to about half the memory available

# on the system and that the owner of the process is allowed to use this

# limit.

# 

# Elasticsearch performs poorly when the system is swapping the memory.

# 

# ---------------------------------- Network -----------------------------------

# 

# By default Elasticsearch is only accessible on localhost. Set a different

# address here to expose this node on the network:

# 

network.host: XXX.XX.X.XXX

# 

# By default Elasticsearch listens for HTTP traffic on the first free port it

# finds starting at 9200. Set a specific HTTP port here:

# 

http.port: 9200

# 

# For more information, consult the network module documentation.

# 

# --------------------------------- Discovery ----------------------------------

# 

# Pass an initial list of hosts to perform discovery when this node is started:

# The default list of hosts is ["127.0.0.1", "[::1]"]

# 

#discovery.seed\_hosts: ["host1", "host2"]

# 

# Bootstrap the cluster using an initial set of master-eligible nodes:

# 

#cluster.initial\_master\_nodes: ["node-1", "node-2"]

# 

# For more information, consult the discovery and cluster formation module documentation.

# 

# ---------------------------------- Various -----------------------------------

# 

# Require explicit names when deleting indices:

# 

#action.destructive\_requires\_name: true

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**Author:** ![rugenl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/rugenl/32/12887_2.png) [@rugenl](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rugenl)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2021, 5:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elk-installation-on-windows/282163/2 "2021-08-22T17:02:47Z")

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> [@AbdulVaseem](#):
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> network.host: XXX.XX.X.XXX

On Linux if you use 0.0.0.0 it will listen on all host interfaces, I think it will on Windows also.

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2021, 1:35am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elk-installation-on-windows/282163/3 "2021-08-23T01:35:45Z")

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Welcome to our community! 😃

Please format your code/logs/config using the `</>` button, or markdown style back ticks. It helps to make things easy to read which helps us help you 🙂

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**Author:** ![AbdulVaseem](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/abdulvaseem/32/98900_2.png) [@AbdulVaseem](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/AbdulVaseem)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2021, 7:14am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elk-installation-on-windows/282163/4 "2021-08-26T07:14:22Z")

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Guys, thank you for writing back.

I was able to figure it out.

network.host "host machine IP"  
Discovery "hostname"

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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:** [September 23, 2021, 7:14am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elk-installation-on-windows/282163/5 "2021-09-23T07:14:22Z")

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