# Failed to install template logstash error **URL:** \ **Category:** Logstash\ **Created:** [April 12, 2019, 2:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-install-template-logstash-error/176646 "2019-04-12T14:21:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![xabush](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/bc8723/32.png) [@xabush](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/xabush)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2019, 2:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-install-template-logstash-error/176646/1 "2019-04-12T14:21:17Z")
I am trying to send data from MySQL to Elasticsearch using Logstash. However, after it starts Logstash fails with the following error: > Failed to install template. {:message=\>" **undefined method** `update' for nil:NilClass", :class=>"NoMethodError"om,mon.rb:50:in `block in setup\_after\_successful\_connection' > [/details] Here the full stacktrace: > **Stacktrace** > > > Failed to install template. {:message=\>"undefined method `update' for nil:NilClass", :class=>"NoMethodError", :backtrace=>["/usr/share/logstash/vendor/bundle/jruby/2.5.0/gems/logstash-output-elasticsearch-10.0.1-java/lib/logstash/outputs/elasticsearch/template_manager.rb:39:in `add\_ilm\_settings\_to\_template'", "/usr/share/logstash/vendor/bundle/jruby/2.5.0/gems/logstash-output-elasticsearch-10.0.1-java/lib/logstash/outputs/elasticsearch/template\_manager.rb:14:in `install_template'", "/usr/share/logstash/vendor/bundle/jruby/2.5.0/gems/logstash-output-elasticsearch-10.0.1-java/lib/logstash/outputs/elasticsearch/common.rb:129:in `install\_template'", "/usr/share/logstash/vendor/bundle/jruby/2.5.0/gems/logstash-output-elasticsearch-10.0.1-java/lib/logstash/outputs/elasticsearch/common.rb:50:in `block in setup\_after\_successful\_connection' Here is my Logstash config ``` input { jdbc { jdbc_connection_string => "jdbc:mysql://exampleserver:3306/resource_map_development" jdbc_driver_library => "/usr/share/logstash/lib/mysql-connector.jar" jdbc_driver_class => "com.mysql.cj.jdbc.Driver" jdbc_user => "***" jdbc_password => "**" statement => "select * from site where st.id > :sql_last_value order by site_id;" schedule => "*/10 * * * *" use_column_value => true tracking_column => site_id } } filter { json { source => "property" } date { match => ["createdAt", "YYYY-MM-dd HH:mm:ss"] target => "createdAt" } if ![grade] { mutate { add_field => {"grade" => -1} } } if [latitude] != 0 and [longitude] != 0 { mutate { convert => {"latitude" => "float"} } mutate { convert => {"longitude" => "float"} } mutate { rename => {"latitude" => "[location][lat]"} } mutate { rename => {"longitude" => "[location][lon]"} } } else { mutate { remove_field => ["latitude", "longitude"] } } output { stdout {codec => json_lines} elasticsearch { template => "/usr/share/template/elastic-template.json" hosts => "elasticsearch:9200" index => "facility" template_overwrite => true manage_template => true document_id => "%{site_id}" } } ``` I am using a docker setup to run Logstash and Elasticsearch using [this repo](https://github.com/deviantony/docker-elk) as a template How can I solve this issue? ---
**Author:** ![davidbkemp](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/davidbkemp/32/594_2.png) [@davidbkemp](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/davidbkemp)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2019, 9:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-install-template-logstash-error/176646/2 "2019-04-14T09:33:27Z")
I am getting a similar error after upgrading to Elasticsearch 7.0.0 (was working in 6.3). I am getting ``` [2019-04-14T09:15:36,933][ERROR][logstash.outputs.elasticsearch] Failed to install template. {:message=>"undefined method `update' for nil:NilClass", :class=>"NoMethodError", :backtrace=>["/usr/share/logstash/vendor/bundle/jruby/2.5.0/gems/logstash-output-elasticsearch-10.0.1-java/lib/logstash/outputs/elasticsearch/template_manager.rb:39:in `add_ilm_settings_to_template'", "/usr/share/logstash/vendor/bundle/jruby/2.5.0/gems/logstash-output-elasticsearch-10.0.1-java/lib/logstash/outputs/elasticsearch/template_manager.rb:14:in `install_template'", "/usr/share/logstash/vendor/bundle/jruby/2.5.0/gems/logstash-output-elasticsearch-10.0.1-java/lib/logstash/outputs/elasticsearch/common.rb:129:in `install_template'", "/usr/share/logstash/vendor/bundle/jruby/2.5.0/gems/logstash-output-elasticsearch-10.0.1-java/lib/logstash/outputs/elasticsearch/common.rb:50:in `block in setup_after_successful_connection'"]} ``` ---
**Author:** ![xabush](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/bc8723/32.png) [@xabush](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/xabush)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2019, 10:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-install-template-logstash-error/176646/3 "2019-04-15T10:44:29Z")
@davidbkemp You are right. The problem occurs on v7.x. I downgraded Logstash to v6.7 and it is working. ---
**Author:** ![davidbkemp](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/davidbkemp/32/594_2.png) [@davidbkemp](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/davidbkemp)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2019, 6:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-install-template-logstash-error/176646/4 "2019-05-04T06:37:53Z")
The latest patch release (ie. 7.0.1) seems to have fixed the problem for me. ---
**Author:** ![Kenneth\_M\_Kolano](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kenneth_m_kolano/32/38752_2.png) [@Kenneth\_M\_Kolano](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Kenneth_M_Kolano)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2019, 8:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-install-template-logstash-error/176646/5 "2019-05-09T20:29:00Z")
I'm still seeing this in 7.0.1 ``` May 9 16:07:40 pass logstash[8614]: [2019-05-09T16:07:40,972][INFO][logstash.runner] Starting Logstash {"logstash.version"=>"7.0.1"} ... May 9 16:07:51 pass logstash[8614]: [2019-05-09T16:07:51,685][INFO][logstash.outputs.elasticsearch] Installing elasticsearch template to _template/logstash May 9 16:07:51 pass logstash[8614]: [2019-05-09T16:07:51,978][ERROR][logstash.outputs.elasticsearch] Failed to install template. {:message=>"Got response code '400' contacting Elasticsearch at URL 'http://localhost:9200/_template/logstash'", :class=>"LogStash::Outputs::ElasticSearch::HttpClient::Pool::BadResponseCodeError", :backtrace=>["/usr/share/logstash/vendor/bundle/jruby/2.5.0/gems/logstash-output-elasticsearch-10.1.0-java/lib/logstash/outputs/elasticsearch/http_client/manticore_adapter.rb:80:in `perform_request'", "/usr/share/logstash/vendor/bundle/jruby/2.5.0/gems/logstash-output-elasticsearch-10.1.0-java/lib/logstash/outputs/elasticsearch/http_client/pool.rb:291:in `perform_request_to_url'", "/usr/share/logstash/vendor/bundle/jruby/2.5.0/gems/logstash-output-elasticsearch-10.1.0-java/lib/logstash/outputs/elasticsearch/http_client/pool.rb:278:in `block in perform_request'", "/usr/share/logstash/vendor/bundle/jruby/2.5.0/gems/logstash-output-elasticsearch-10.1.0-java/lib/logstash/outputs/elasticsearch/http_client/pool.rb:373:in `with_connection'", "/usr/share/logstash/vendor/bundle/jruby/2.5.0/gems/logstash-output-elasticsearch-10.1.0-java/lib/logstash/outputs/elasticsearch/http_client/pool.rb:277:in `perform_request'", "/usr/share/logstash/vendor/bundle/jruby/2.5.0/gems/logstash-output-elasticsearch-10.1.0-java/lib/logstash/outputs/elasticsearch/http_client/pool.rb:285:in `block in Pool'", "/usr/share/logstash/vendor/bundle/jruby/2.5.0/gems/logstash-output-elasticsearch-10.1.0-java/lib/logstash/outputs/elasticsearch/http_client.rb:352:in `template_put'", "/usr/share/logstash/vendor/bundle/jruby/2.5.0/gems/logstash-output-elasticsearch-10.1.0-java/lib/logstash/outputs/elasticsearch/http_client.rb:86:in `template_install'", "/usr/share/logstash/vendor/bundle/jruby/2.5.0/gems/logstash-output-elasticsearch-10.1.0-java/lib/logstash/outputs/elasticsearch/template_manager.rb:28:in `install'", "/usr/share/logstash/vendor/bundle/jruby/2.5.0/gems/logstash-output-elasticsearch-10.1.0-java/lib/logstash/outputs/elasticsearch/template_manager.rb:16:in `install_template'", "/usr/share/logstash/vendor/bundle/jruby/2.5.0/gems/logstash-output-elasticsearch-10.1.0-java/lib/logstash/outputs/elasticsearch/common.rb:130:in `install_template'", "/usr/share/logstash/vendor/bundle/jruby/2.5.0/gems/logstash-output-elasticsearch-10.1.0-java/lib/logstash/outputs/elasticsearch/common.rb:51:in `block in setup_after_successful_connection'"]} ``` ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2019, 8:38pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-install-template-logstash-error/176646/6 "2019-06-06T20:38:01Z")
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