# I am trying to install ELK in docker and facing the below error

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/i-am-trying-to-install-elk-in-docker-and-facing-the-below-error/354979>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Tags:** docker\
**Created:** [March 7, 2024, 8:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/i-am-trying-to-install-elk-in-docker-and-facing-the-below-error/354979 "2024-03-07T20:29:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![aishu\_modala](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/aishu_modala/32/132457_2.png) [@aishu\_modala](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/aishu_modala)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2024, 8:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/i-am-trying-to-install-elk-in-docker-and-facing-the-below-error/354979/1 "2024-03-07T20:29:05Z")

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[2024-03-07T20:09:22.543+00:00][ERROR][elasticsearch-service] Unable to retrieve version information from Elasticsearch nodes. security\_exception  
Root causes:  
security\_exception: unable to authenticate user [kibana\_system] for REST request [/\_nodes?filter\_path=nodes._.version%2Cnodes._.http.publish\_address%2Cnodes.\*.ip]  
[2024-03-07T20:09:23.259+00:00][INFO][plugins.screenshotting.chromium] Browser executable: /usr/share/kibana/node\_modules/@kbn/screenshotting-plugin/chromium/headless\_shell-linux\_x64/headless\_shell  
root@dc-elasticsearch:~/ELK#

Can anyone please help me out here ?

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**Author:** ![stephenb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/stephenb/32/40856_2.png) [@stephenb](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/stephenb)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2024, 9:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/i-am-trying-to-install-elk-in-docker-and-facing-the-below-error/354979/2 "2024-03-07T21:43:13Z")

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Hi @aishu_modala

Are you following the official documentation [here](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/docker.html)?

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2024, 9:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/i-am-trying-to-install-elk-in-docker-and-facing-the-below-error/354979/3 "2024-04-04T21:43:33Z")

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Closed on April 4, 2024, 9:43pm UTC

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