# ES Multiple configuration files support **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [February 14, 2020, 3:52pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/es-multiple-configuration-files-support/219405 "2020-02-14T15:52:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![yuvald](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/yuvald/32/46364_2.png) [@yuvald](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/yuvald)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2020, 3:52pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/es-multiple-configuration-files-support/219405/1 "2020-02-14T15:52:10Z")
Is there any option to use multiple configuration files for elasticsearch ? I want to override the defaults of elasticsearch.yml but without touching that file like specifying a second file like local.yml to override. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![rameshkr1994](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/rameshkr1994/32/59029_2.png) [@rameshkr1994](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rameshkr1994)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 8:35am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/es-multiple-configuration-files-support/219405/2 "2020-02-17T08:35:28Z")
Hi @yuvald. welcome. you can do it as i am understanding . you want to run multiple Elastic search and don't want to change existing config file as below:- ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/f/f/ff9c04299dfa46a5fde6adc4346430adea678d9d.png) so you can start only one elastic at a time. i my case i am using three elastic search in my single machine. Thanks HadoopHelp ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2020, 8:35am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/es-multiple-configuration-files-support/219405/3 "2020-03-16T08:35:38Z")
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