# Listen on \_local\_ and \_ec2\_

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/listen-on--local--and--ec2-/39534>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [January 19, 2016, 11:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/listen-on--local--and--ec2-/39534 "2016-01-19T11:09:26Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 19, 2016, 11:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/listen-on--local--and--ec2-/39534/2 "2016-01-19T11:33:35Z")

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Support for multiple addresses will be added in 2.2.0. See [https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/pull/13954](https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/pull/13954)

For now, on the localhost you have to use the `_ec2_` ip address as well.

See also [ES 2.1 only bind on localhost](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/es-2-1-only-bind-on-localhost/36720)

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