# My elsticsearch cannot start

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/my-elsticsearch-cannot-start/263494>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [February 6, 2021, 10:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/my-elsticsearch-cannot-start/263494 "2021-02-06T10:30:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![baber1223](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/baber1223/32/83533_2.png) [@baber1223](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/baber1223)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2021, 10:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/my-elsticsearch-cannot-start/263494/1 "2021-02-06T10:30:37Z")

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I have installed elasticsearch-1.7.2-1.noarch now due start service show follow error :

[root@testopenbank ~]# Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: Could not initialize class org.elasticsearch.Version  
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.buildErrorMessage(Bootstrap.java:293)  
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.main(Bootstrap.java:280)  
at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:32)

How can sole this isssue?

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**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 6, 2021, 11:19am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/my-elsticsearch-cannot-start/263494/2 "2021-02-06T11:19:25Z")

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Welcome!

This version is soooooo old.

Please start with 7.10 which is supported.

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**Author:** ![baber1223](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/baber1223/32/83533_2.png) [@baber1223](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/baber1223)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2021, 1:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/my-elsticsearch-cannot-start/263494/3 "2021-02-06T13:36:07Z")

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Thanks. Is there rpm package for CentOS/Redhat ?

BR  
Babak

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**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 6, 2021, 2:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/my-elsticsearch-cannot-start/263494/4 "2021-02-06T14:39:20Z")

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> **[Install Elasticsearch with RPM | Elasticsearch Reference \[7.10\] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/rpm.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:** [March 6, 2021, 2:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/my-elsticsearch-cannot-start/263494/5 "2021-03-06T14:39:22Z")

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