# Is there any way to configure HTTPS without X-Pack **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Tags:** elastic-stack-security\ **Created:** [December 24, 2020, 12:31pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-there-any-way-to-configure-https-without-x-pack/259588 "2020-12-24T12:31:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Shubham](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/shubham/32/62276_2.png) [@Shubham](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Shubham)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2020, 12:31pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-there-any-way-to-configure-https-without-x-pack/259588/1 "2020-12-24T12:31:13Z")
Is there any way to configure HTTPS in ES cluster without using x-pack ? I'm using 5.4 version. I know it is doable freely in 6.8+ but any lead with 5.4 version ? ---
**Author:** ![DavidTurner](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/davidturner/32/22453_2.png) [@DavidTurner](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/DavidTurner)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2020, 12:38pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-there-any-way-to-configure-https-without-x-pack/259588/2 "2020-12-24T12:38:40Z")
If you just want HTTPS then you can put a reverse proxy in front of Elasticsearch and use that for the TLS termination, and maybe some simple auth too. But really 5.4 is very old, it went [EOL](https://www.elastic.co/support/eol) over two years ago and has known bugs that have since been fixed. You should upgrade as a matter of urgency. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2021, 12:38pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-there-any-way-to-configure-https-without-x-pack/259588/3 "2021-01-21T12:38:54Z")
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