# Nodes not finding each other when ES installed as a windows service

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/nodes-not-finding-each-other-when-es-installed-as-a-windows-service/105047>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [October 24, 2017, 11:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/nodes-not-finding-each-other-when-es-installed-as-a-windows-service/105047 "2017-10-24T11:09:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![rob1727](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@rob1727](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rob1727)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2017, 11:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/nodes-not-finding-each-other-when-es-installed-as-a-windows-service/105047/1 "2017-10-24T11:09:31Z")

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Hi all, new to ElasticSearch and slowly putting the pieces together...

Have 2 nodes on different desktops which find each other when I launch ES with the elasticsearch.bat file.

However, when I install them as a windows service via command line

desktop1

service.bat install node1  
service.bat start node1

desktop2

service.bat install node2  
service.bat start node2

the services start up fine and I can see the node (using elastichead chrome extension).

But the nodes do not join the cluster

Question is - are there any additional settings I need to add/tweak in order for nodes running as a service to communicate?

Thanks for any and all help offered!

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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:** [October 24, 2017, 1:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/nodes-not-finding-each-other-when-es-installed-as-a-windows-service/105047/2 "2017-10-24T13:48:53Z")

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At least you need to read [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/important-settings.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/important-settings.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:** [November 21, 2017, 1:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/nodes-not-finding-each-other-when-es-installed-as-a-windows-service/105047/3 "2017-11-21T13:48:58Z")

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Closed on November 21, 2017, 1:48pm UTC

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