# New setup - 2nd node not connecting

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/new-setup-2nd-node-not-connecting/140862>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [July 20, 2018, 9:26am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/new-setup-2nd-node-not-connecting/140862 "2018-07-20T09:26:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![L33T](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dbc845/32.png) [@L33T](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/L33T)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2018, 9:26am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/new-setup-2nd-node-not-connecting/140862/1 "2018-07-20T09:26:10Z")

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Hi,

I have put together a small cluster for metricbeat. All is well so far but i cannot get the 2nd node to connect to the cluster, my config on the second node is:

# ======================== Elasticsearch Configuration =========================

# 

# NOTE: Elasticsearch comes with reasonable defaults for most settings.

# Before you set out to tweak and tune the configuration, make sure you

# understand what are you trying to accomplish and the consequences.

# 

# The primary way of configuring a node is via this file. This template lists

# the most important settings you may want to configure for a production cluster.

# 

# Please consult the documentation for further information on configuration options:

# [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/index.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/index.html)

# 

# ---------------------------------- Cluster -----------------------------------

# 

# Use a descriptive name for your cluster:

# 

cluster.name: cluster1

# Use a descriptive name for the node:

# 

node.name: elastic2

# 

# Add custom attributes to the node:

# 

#node.attr.rack: r1

# 

# ----------------------------------- Paths ------------------------------------

# 

# Path to directory where to store the data (separate multiple locations by comma):

# 

path.data: /var/lib/elasticsearch

# 

# Path to log files:

# 

path.logs: /var/log/elasticsearch

# 

# ----------------------------------- Memory -----------------------------------

# 

# Lock the memory on startup:

# 

#bootstrap.memory\_lock: true

# 

# Make sure that the heap size is set to about half the memory available

# on the system and that the owner of the process is allowed to use this

# limit.

# 

# Elasticsearch performs poorly when the system is swapping the memory.

# 

# ---------------------------------- Network -----------------------------------

# 

# Set the bind address to a specific IP (IPv4 or IPv6):

# 

network.host: 192.168.51.71

# 

# Set a custom port for HTTP:

# 

http.port: 9201

# 

# For more information, consult the network module documentation.

# 

# --------------------------------- Discovery ----------------------------------

# 

# Pass an initial list of hosts to perform discovery when new node is started:

# The default list of hosts is ["127.0.0.1", "[::1]"]

# 

discovery.zen.ping.unicast.hosts: ["192.168.51.70:9201", "192.168.51.71:9201"]

# 

# Prevent the "split brain" by configuring the majority of nodes (total number of master-eligible nodes / 2 + 1):

# 

#discovery.zen.minimum\_master\_nodes:

# 

# For more information, consult the zen discovery module documentation.

# 

# ---------------------------------- Gateway -----------------------------------

# 

# Block initial recovery after a full cluster restart until N nodes are started:

# 

#gateway.recover\_after\_nodes: 3

# 

# For more information, consult the gateway module documentation.

# 

# ---------------------------------- Various -----------------------------------

# 

# Require explicit names when deleting indices:

# 

#action.destructive\_requires\_name: true  
node.master: false  
node.data: true

# http.port: 9202

# tcp.port: 9302

Cheers,

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**Author:** ![philanim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ea5d25/32.png) [@philanim](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/philanim)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2018, 10:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/new-setup-2nd-node-not-connecting/140862/2 "2018-07-20T10:38:29Z")

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> [@L33T](#):
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> discovery.zen.ping.unicast.hosts: ["192.168.51.70:9201", "192.168.51.71:9201"]

Hi there,

Please remove the ports from this field. Elasticsearch uses the 9300 ports for internal comms (including joining a cluster); 9201 would be for accepting traffic in your config, not for discovering cluster information. Leaving the hostnames/IP addresses in this field should be sufficient.

```auto
discovery.zen.ping.unicast.hosts: ["192.168.51.70", "192.168.51.71"]

```

/p

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**Author:** ![L33T](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dbc845/32.png) [@L33T](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/L33T)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2018, 1:51pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/new-setup-2nd-node-not-connecting/140862/3 "2018-07-20T13:51:09Z")

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Eek! Amended configs, restarted, both online 🙂

Thanks again!

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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:** [August 17, 2018, 1:51pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/new-setup-2nd-node-not-connecting/140862/4 "2018-08-17T13:51:11Z")

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