# Error encountered in metric beat installation

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-encountered-in-metric-beat-installation/359783
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [May 20, 2024, 6:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-encountered-in-metric-beat-installation/359783 "2024-05-20T06:09:52Z")
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Hi @viera120,

This is most likely a certificate configuration issue. I see you have property `output.elasticsearch.ssl.certificate_authorities` commented out.

Do you receive the same error when `output.elasticsearch.ssl.certificate_authorities` is specified? There is a similar issue solved by this property located [here](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/metricbeat-certificate-signed-by-unknow-authority/288391/2). I would recommend double checking the [SSL settings documentation](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/metricbeat/8.13/configuration-ssl.html).

Let us know if that resolves the issue.

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