# How to access ES install on another machine **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [February 26, 2016, 4:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-access-es-install-on-another-machine/42806 "2016-02-26T04:42:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sandesh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d6d6ee/32.png) [@sandesh](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sandesh)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2016, 4:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-access-es-install-on-another-machine/42806/1 "2016-02-26T04:42:49Z")
hi, i have 2 VM my java application install on VM1 and ES instal on VM2. how java application access the ES which install on Vm2 . how to specify "index.path" ---
**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2016, 5:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-access-es-install-on-another-machine/42806/2 "2016-02-26T05:45:22Z")
I don't think I understand the question. You have 2 nodes? One per VM? They form a cluster? You want to connect your Java app to those nodes? Is it what you meant? Did you look at the Java client doc? ---
**Author:** ![crickes](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/crickes/32/18009_2.png) [@crickes](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/crickes)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2016, 12:53pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-access-es-install-on-another-machine/42806/3 "2016-02-26T12:53:01Z")
If I understand you right, your Java application on VM1 will have to do a CURL request to VM2 running Elasticsearch. As the 2 applications are running on 2 different logical servers as virtual machines, they would need to communicate with each other as if they were two physically separate machines. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2017, 11:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-access-es-install-on-another-machine/42806/4 "2017-07-05T23:13:20Z")