# Error with sql-cli jar

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-with-sql-cli-jar/322371
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Tags:** elastic-stack-sql
**Created:** [January 3, 2023, 12:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-with-sql-cli-jar/322371 "2023-01-03T12:27:51Z")
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### Author: ![nikssssss](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/nikssssss/32/115176_2.png) [@nikssssss](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/nikssssss)
#### Post date: [January 3, 2023, 12:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-with-sql-cli-jar/322371/1 "2023-01-03T12:27:51Z")

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hello, i have tried SQL CLI stand alone Java application and is not working. I always get an error message: "Cannot communicate with the server ..... . This version of CLI only works with Elasticsearch version 8.5.3. (My elasticsearch is 8.5.3 ..................). I cannot understand... any help?

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#### Post date: [January 31, 2023, 12:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-with-sql-cli-jar/322371/2 "2023-01-31T12:28:31Z")

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### Author: ![bogdan.pintea](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/bogdan.pintea/32/45740_2.png) [@bogdan.pintea](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bogdan.pintea)
#### Post date: [April 20, 2023, 8:09pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-with-sql-cli-jar/322371/3 "2023-04-20T20:09:08Z")

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Is the security set up on the server? HTTP **S**? How do you launch the CLI?