# No APM Server detected. Please make sure it is running and you have updated to 7.0 or higher
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/no-apm-server-detected-please-make-sure-it-is-running-and-you-have-updated-to-7-0-or-higher/267993
**Category:** APM
**Tags:** server
**Created:** [March 22, 2021, 4:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/no-apm-server-detected-please-make-sure-it-is-running-and-you-have-updated-to-7-0-or-higher/267993 "2021-03-22T16:44:28Z")
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### Author:  [@DGIRI](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/DGIRI)
#### Post date: [March 22, 2021, 4:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/no-apm-server-detected-please-make-sure-it-is-running-and-you-have-updated-to-7-0-or-higher/267993/1 "2021-03-22T16:44:28Z")
Hi,
I am trying out ElasticSearch, Kibana and APM for the first time and have been following the following installation documentation:
1. [Install Elasticsearch with Debian Package | Elasticsearch Reference [7.11] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/7.11/deb.html#deb-repo)
2. [Install Kibana with Debian package | Kibana Guide [7.11] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/7.11/deb.html#deb-repo)
3. [Repositories for APT and YUM | APM Server Reference [7.11] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/apm/server/7.11/setup-repositories.html#_apt)
################################ Elastic Search ####################
network.host: 0.0.0.0
http.port: 9200
action.auto\_create\_index: .monitoring\*,.watches,.triggered\_watches,.watcher-history\*,.ml\*
discovery.seed\_hosts: ["127.0.0.1", "[::1]"]
discovery.type: single-node
################################ APM Server #####################
apm-server:
host: "0.0.0.0:8200"
rum:
enabled: true
output:
elasticsearch:
hosts: ["[http://192.168.56.105:9200](http://192.168.56.105:9200)"]
#####################Kibana #####################
server.port: 5601
server.host: "192.168.56.105"
elasticsearch.hosts: ["[http://localhost:9200](http://localhost:9200)"]
**Kibana version** : v 7.11.2
**Elasticsearch version** : 7.11.2
**APM Server version** : apm-server version 7.11.2
**APM Agent language and version** :
**Browser version** : Chrome Version 89.0.4389.90
**Original install method (e.g. download page, yum, deb, from source, etc.) and version**:
Official Links Posted above
**Fresh install or upgraded from other version?**
Fresh installation
**Is there anything special in your setup?** For example, are you using the Logstash or Kafka outputs? Are you using a load balancer in front of the APM Servers? Have you changed index pattern, generated custom templates, changed agent configuration etc.
Nothing special about this setup, it is a standalone DEV machine to check out capabilities of APM.
**Description of the problem including expected versus actual behavior. Please include screenshots (if relevant)**:
I have performed the installation of the three components i.e. elasticsearch, kibanana and APM 2-3 times on one server and keeping the configuration as simple as I can but I cannot get Observability APM to detect the APM server.
**Steps to reproduce** :
As per documentation mentioned above.
The installation is on a single Ubuntu 20.04 LTS virtual server. I have also repeated this on Centos 7 but still getting "No APM Server detected"
Any suggestions welcome please.
Thanks
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### Author:  [@simitt](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/simitt)
#### Post date: [March 23, 2021, 10:20am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/no-apm-server-detected-please-make-sure-it-is-running-and-you-have-updated-to-7-0-or-higher/267993/2 "2021-03-23T10:20:17Z")
Hi @DGIRI ,
can you check the APM Server logs? You should find them at `/var/logs/apm-server` if you haven't customized the path (see [directory layout](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/apm/server/7.11/directory-layout.html#_deb_and_rpm)). If there is a connection problem between the APM Server and Elasticsearch you should see it in the logs.
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### Author:  [@DGIRI](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/DGIRI)
#### Post date: [March 30, 2021, 10:48am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/no-apm-server-detected-please-make-sure-it-is-running-and-you-have-updated-to-7-0-or-higher/267993/3 "2021-03-30T10:48:27Z")
Hi @simitt ,
Turns out that when disabling the action below in the elastic search config addressed the issue I encountered. I'll post in some more detail around this shortly.
```auto
action.auto_create_index: .monitoring*,.watches,.triggered_watches,.watcher-history*,.ml*
```
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 20, 2021, 6:48am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/no-apm-server-detected-please-make-sure-it-is-running-and-you-have-updated-to-7-0-or-higher/267993/4 "2021-04-20T06:48:47Z")
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