# Kibana can't connect with Elasticsearch

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-cant-connect-with-elasticsearch/156224
**Category:** Kibana
**Created:** [November 12, 2018, 2:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-cant-connect-with-elasticsearch/156224 "2018-11-12T02:56:43Z")
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### Author: ![terrymu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ea666f/32.png) [@terrymu](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/terrymu)
#### Post date: [November 12, 2018, 2:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-cant-connect-with-elasticsearch/156224/1 "2018-11-12T02:56:44Z")

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Dear experts,

I met and issue that my Kibana can't connect with my Elasticsearch,  
The result shows as below:  
 ![1](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/9/7/97260158860a97574cfd6c197cb5e7d8a8e9d9b3.jpeg)

Checked the Kibana WEB GUI, there is an issue shows as below:

 ![Capture](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/2/0/2032acca1fcf4241e870adc937b1f7879b0c1621.png)

`illegal_argument_exception] No endpoint or operation is available at [_node]`

Would you please help me check it?  
How can I debug or solve it?

Thank you.

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### Author: ![rashmi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/rashmi/32/16391_2.png) [@rashmi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rashmi)
#### Post date: [November 12, 2018, 10:31pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-cant-connect-with-elasticsearch/156224/2 "2018-11-12T22:31:51Z")

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> [@terrymu](#):
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> `illegal_argument_exception] No endpoint or operation is available at [_node]`

Hi,  
If this is without x-pack, what version , how did u install the stack ? Can you reach . `localhost:9200` and see if its accessible? Would need more details on how you installed , if its on a VM ? how much memory does it have etc... I installed v5.1.1 on my local Mac OSX and it runs fine .  
Is there x-pack involved? This looks as if the `x-pack` plugin on the elasticsearch side was not installed successfully, can you rerun `bin/elasticsearch-plugin install x-pack` - make sure you finish the installation by manually agreeing on the ask for security permissions.

Thanks  
Rashmi

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### Author: ![terrymu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ea666f/32.png) [@terrymu](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/terrymu)
#### Post date: [November 13, 2018, 2:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-cant-connect-with-elasticsearch/156224/3 "2018-11-13T02:29:06Z")

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Hi Rashmi,

Thanks a lot to reply me, I install the elasticsearch is 5.1.1, and the kibana is also 5.1.1. and I can reach my localhost:9200 well. I install the ELK on a linux server. and the memory is enough to use.

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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: [December 11, 2018, 2:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-cant-connect-with-elasticsearch/156224/4 "2018-12-11T02:29:09Z")

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