# Network.host issue: elasticsearch.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=78

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/network-host-issue-elasticsearch-service-main-process-exited-code-exited-status-78/200193>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [September 19, 2019, 11:25am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/network-host-issue-elasticsearch-service-main-process-exited-code-exited-status-78/200193 "2019-09-19T11:25:12Z")\
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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:** [September 24, 2019, 1:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/network-host-issue-elasticsearch-service-main-process-exited-code-exited-status-78/200193/8 "2019-09-24T13:49:18Z")

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Perhaps take a look at [this](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/n00b-trying-to-set-up-on-windows/197514) post.... May explain why elasticsearch fails when you try to start it when you change `network.host`

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