# ERROR StatusLogger Log4j2 could not find a logging implementation. Please add log4j-core to the classpath. Using SimpleLogger to log to the console

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**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [September 19, 2019, 11:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-statuslogger-log4j2-could-not-find-a-logging-implementation-please-add-log4j-core-to-the-classpath-using-simplelogger-to-log-to-the-console/200199 "2019-09-19T11:59:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![Velliyangiri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/50afbb/32.png) [@Velliyangiri](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Velliyangiri)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2019, 11:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-statuslogger-log4j2-could-not-find-a-logging-implementation-please-add-log4j-core-to-the-classpath-using-simplelogger-to-log-to-the-console/200199/1 "2019-09-19T11:59:28Z")

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How to resolve this error in elastic search

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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:** [October 17, 2019, 11:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-statuslogger-log4j2-could-not-find-a-logging-implementation-please-add-log4j-core-to-the-classpath-using-simplelogger-to-log-to-the-console/200199/2 "2019-10-17T11:59:28Z")

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