# Having problems starting Elasticsearch **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [May 22, 2019, 12:19am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/having-problems-starting-elasticsearch/182106 "2019-05-22T00:19:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ronald\_Adams](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ronald_adams/32/46580_2.png) [@Ronald\_Adams](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ronald_Adams)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2019, 12:19am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/having-problems-starting-elasticsearch/182106/1 "2019-05-22T00:19:26Z")
``` Having issues with Elasticsearch stopping. I can get it to start for a few moments but, then it fails. I'm trying to perform some testing with The Hive Project and this is consistent hangup. Thanks. RA. ● elasticsearch.service - Elasticsearch Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/elasticsearch.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled) Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Tue 2019-05-21 19:53:10 EDT; 14min ago Docs: http://www.elastic.co Process: 1580 ExecStart=/usr/share/elasticsearch/bin/elasticsearch -p ${PID_DIR}/elasticsearch.pid --quiet -Edefault.path.logs=${LOG_DIR} -Edefault. Process: 1576 ExecStartPre=/usr/share/elasticsearch/bin/elasticsearch-systemd-pre-exec (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) Main PID: 1580 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE) May 21 19:52:59 thehive systemd[1]: Starting Elasticsearch... May 21 19:52:59 thehive systemd[1]: Started Elasticsearch. May 21 19:53:10 thehive systemd[1]: elasticsearch.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE May 21 19:53:10 thehive systemd[1]: elasticsearch.service: Unit entered failed state. May 21 19:53:10 thehive systemd[1]: elasticsearch.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'. May 21 19:49:27 thehive systemd[1]: elasticsearch.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE May 21 19:49:27 thehive systemd[1]: elasticsearch.service: Unit entered failed state. May 21 19:49:27 thehive systemd[1]: elasticsearch.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'. May 21 19:52:59 thehive systemd[1]: Starting Elasticsearch... May 21 19:52:59 thehive systemd[1]: Started Elasticsearch. May 21 19:53:10 thehive systemd[1]: elasticsearch.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE May 21 19:53:10 thehive systemd[1]: elasticsearch.service: Unit entered failed state. May 21 19:53:10 thehive systemd[1]: elasticsearch.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'. GNU nano 2.5.3 File: /etc/elasticsearch/elasticsearch.yml # ======================== Elasticsearch Configuration ========================= # # NOTE: Elasticsearch comes with reasonable defaults for most settings. # Before you set out to tweak and tune the configuration, make sure you # understand what are you trying to accomplish and the consequences. # # The primary way of configuring a node is via this file. This template lists # the most important settings you may want to configure for a production cluster. # # Please consult the documentation for further information on configuration options: # https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/index.html # # ---------------------------------- Cluster ----------------------------------- # # Use a descriptive name for your cluster: # #cluster.name: my-application # # ------------------------------------ Node ------------------------------------ # # Use a descriptive name for the node: # #node.name: node-1 # # Add custom attributes to the node: # #node.attr.rack: r1 # # ----------------------------------- Paths ------------------------------------ # # Path to directory where to store the data (separate multiple locations by comma): # path.data: /var/lib/elasticsearch # # Path to log files: # path.logs: /var/log/elasticsearch # # ----------------------------------- Memory ----------------------------------- # # Lock the memory on startup: # #bootstrap.memory_lock: true # # Make sure that the heap size is set to about half the memory available # on the system and that the owner of the process is allowed to use this # limit. # # Elasticsearch performs poorly when the system is swapping the memory. # # ---------------------------------- Network ----------------------------------- # # Set the bind address to a specific IP (IPv4 or IPv6): # #network.host: 192.168.0.1 # # Set a custom port for HTTP: # #http.port: 9200 # # For more information, consult the network module documentation. # # --------------------------------- Discovery ---------------------------------- # # Pass an initial list of hosts to perform discovery when new node is started: # The default list of hosts is ["127.0.0.1", "[::1]"] # #discovery.zen.ping.unicast.hosts: ["host1", "host2"] # # Prevent the "split brain" by configuring the majority of nodes (total number of master-eligible nodes / 2 + 1): # #discovery.zen.minimum_master_nodes: 3 # # For more information, consult the zen discovery module documentation. # # ---------------------------------- Gateway ----------------------------------- # # Block initial recovery after a full cluster restart until N nodes are started: # #gateway.recover_after_nodes: 3 # # For more information, consult the gateway module documentation. # # ---------------------------------- Various ----------------------------------- # # Require explicit names when deleting indices: # #action.destructive_requires_name: true network.host: 127.0.0.1 index.name: the_hive script.inline: true cluster.name: hive thread_pool.index.queue_size: 100000 thread_pool.search.queue_size: 100000 thread_pool.bulk.queue_size: 100000 http.port: 9300 echo $JAVA_HOME /usr/lib/jvm/open-jdk`Preformatted text` ``` ---
**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2019, 12:22am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/having-problems-starting-elasticsearch/182106/2 "2019-05-22T00:22:52Z")
Please format your code/logs/config using the `` button, or markdown style back ticks. It helps to make things easy to read which helps us help you 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![TimV](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/timv/32/13162_2.png) [@TimV](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/TimV)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2019, 12:40am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/having-problems-starting-elasticsearch/182106/3 "2019-05-22T00:40:33Z")
We will also need to see relevant content from your elasticsearch log file (which should be in `/var/log/elasticsearch/`) ---
**Author:** ![Ronald\_Adams](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ronald_adams/32/46580_2.png) [@Ronald\_Adams](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ronald_Adams)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2019, 12:23am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/having-problems-starting-elasticsearch/182106/4 "2019-05-23T00:23:50Z")
Sorry for the bad formatting. I didn't notice when I created the thread. What would you like to see from the logs below? hive\_deprecation.log hive\_index\_search\_slowlog.log hive\_index\_indexing\_slowlog.log hive.log Thanks. RA. ---
**Author:** ![TimV](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/timv/32/13162_2.png) [@TimV](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/TimV)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2019, 3:16am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/having-problems-starting-elasticsearch/182106/5 "2019-05-23T03:16:29Z")
You need to read `hive.log` and look for important information that might explain why your node won't stay up. We're here to help, but you need to do the work. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2019, 3:16am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/having-problems-starting-elasticsearch/182106/6 "2019-06-20T03:16:34Z")
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