# Only can bind logstash http\_address to 127.0.0.1
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/only-can-bind-logstash-http-address-to-127-0-0-1/81413
**Category:** Logstash
**Created:** [April 6, 2017, 6:03am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/only-can-bind-logstash-http-address-to-127-0-0-1/81413 "2017-04-06T06:03:38Z")
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### Author:  [@batrako](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/batrako)
#### Post date: [April 6, 2017, 6:03am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/only-can-bind-logstash-http-address-to-127-0-0-1/81413/1 "2017-04-06T06:03:39Z")
I'm trying access to monitornig API from outside of logstash server but always bind to 127.0.0.1:9600 . In my logstash.yml config i set http.host with dns, ip,... but always bind to 127.0.0.1:9600.
one of my example config:
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http.host: "10.113.156.116"
I only can access to monitoring API from localhost , curl localhost:9600 and the result is:
{"host":"[logstash01.xxxxxx.es](http://logstash01.xxxxxx.es)","version":"5.2.1","http\_address":" **127.0.0.1:9600**","id":"f4f846be-bad2-4466-abe6-2d5f26b7d641","name":"[logstash01.xxxxxxxxx.es](http://logstash01.xxxxxxxxx.es)","build\_date":"2017-02-09T22:23:22+00:00","build\_sha":"05f2600cccbabf9ded7787d8eefaa498111d4320","build\_snapshot":false}
is posible bind http\_address to IP/name especified in http.host config parameter?
Thanks
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### Author:  [@jsvd](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jsvd)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2017, 10:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/only-can-bind-logstash-http-address-to-127-0-0-1/81413/2 "2017-04-07T10:56:38Z")
I just tried with logstash 5.2.1 and I was able to set `http.host: 192.168.0.187` which is my local lan ip.
can you make sure your logstash.yml line isn't commented out?
Are there any error messages? Also, if you run logstash with `--log.level=debug` it will print all settings at the start, and say which ones are modified:
```auto
/tmp/logstash-5.2.1 % bin/logstash -e "" --log.level=debug
[2017-04-07T11:53:37,932][DEBUG][logstash.runner] -------- Logstash Settings (* means modified) ---------
[2017-04-07T11:53:37,935][DEBUG][logstash.runner] path.data: "/tmp/logstash-5.2.1/data"
[2017-04-07T11:53:37,935][DEBUG][logstash.runner] *config.string: ""
[2017-04-07T11:53:37,935][DEBUG][logstash.runner] config.test_and_exit: false
[2017-04-07T11:53:37,935][DEBUG][logstash.runner] config.reload.automatic: false
[2017-04-07T11:53:37,935][DEBUG][logstash.runner] config.reload.interval: 3
[2017-04-07T11:53:37,936][DEBUG][logstash.runner] metric.collect: true
[2017-04-07T11:53:37,936][DEBUG][logstash.runner] pipeline.id: "main"
[2017-04-07T11:53:37,936][DEBUG][logstash.runner] pipeline.workers: 4
[2017-04-07T11:53:37,937][DEBUG][logstash.runner] pipeline.output.workers: 1
[2017-04-07T11:53:37,937][DEBUG][logstash.runner] pipeline.batch.size: 125
[2017-04-07T11:53:37,937][DEBUG][logstash.runner] pipeline.batch.delay: 5
[2017-04-07T11:53:37,937][DEBUG][logstash.runner] pipeline.unsafe_shutdown: false
[2017-04-07T11:53:37,937][DEBUG][logstash.runner] path.plugins: []
[2017-04-07T11:53:37,938][DEBUG][logstash.runner] config.debug: false
[2017-04-07T11:53:37,938][DEBUG][logstash.runner] *log.level: "debug" (default: "info")
[2017-04-07T11:53:37,938][DEBUG][logstash.runner] version: false
[2017-04-07T11:53:37,939][DEBUG][logstash.runner] help: false
[2017-04-07T11:53:37,939][DEBUG][logstash.runner] log.format: "plain"
[2017-04-07T11:53:37,939][DEBUG][logstash.runner] *http.host: "192.168.0.187" (default: "127.0.0.1")
```
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### Author:  [@batrako](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/batrako)
#### Post date: [April 10, 2017, 9:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/only-can-bind-logstash-http-address-to-127-0-0-1/81413/3 "2017-04-10T09:58:10Z")
Thanks for your response João. Yes, my logsgash.yml isn't commented
```
logstash.yml
# Bind address for the metrics REST endpoint
#
http.host: "10.125.1.174"
```
No error messages in log...
[2017-04-10T09:15:03,171][INFO][logstash.pipeline] Starting pipeline {"id"=\>"main", "pipeline.workers"=\>1, "pipeline.batch.size"=\>125, "pipeline.batch.delay"=\>5, "pipeline.max\_inflight"=\>125}
[2017-04-10T09:15:03,202][INFO][logstash.pipeline] Pipeline main started
[2017-04-10T09:15:03,278][INFO][logstash.agent] Successfully started Logstash API endpoint {:port=\>9600}
[2017-04-10T09:16:01,339][WARN][logstash.runner] SIGTERM received. Shutting down the agent.
[2017-04-10T09:16:01,348][WARN][logstash.agent] stopping pipeline {:id=\>"main"}
[2017-04-10T09:16:06,359][WARN][logstash.shutdownwatcher] {"inflight\_count"=\>0, "stalling\_thread\_info"=\>{}}
[2017-04-10T09:16:06,361][ERROR][logstash.shutdownwatcher] The shutdown process appears to be stalled due to busy or blocked plugins. Check the logs for more information.
[2017-04-10T09:31:18,277][DEBUG][logstash.runner] -------- Logstash Settings (\* means modified) ---------
[2017-04-10T09:31:18,293][DEBUG][logstash.runner] **[node.name](http://node.name): "elkdev01**"
[2017-04-10T09:31:18,294][DEBUG][logstash.runner] _path.config: "/apps/elastic/config/Logstash/Config/_.conf"
[2017-04-10T09:31:18,294][DEBUG][logstash.runner] \*path.data: "/datos/apps/elastic/Logstash" (default: "/apps/elastic/logstash-5.2.1/data")
[2017-04-10T09:31:18,294][DEBUG][logstash.runner] config.test\_and\_exit: false
[2017-04-10T09:31:18,294][DEBUG][logstash.runner] config.reload.automatic: false
[2017-04-10T09:31:18,294][DEBUG][logstash.runner] config.reload.interval: 3
[2017-04-10T09:31:18,294][DEBUG][logstash.runner] metric.collect: true
[2017-04-10T09:31:18,294][DEBUG][logstash.runner] [pipeline.id](http://pipeline.id): "main"
[2017-04-10T09:31:18,294][DEBUG][logstash.runner] pipeline.workers: 1
[2017-04-10T09:31:18,294][DEBUG][logstash.runner] pipeline.output.workers: 1
[2017-04-10T09:31:18,294][DEBUG][logstash.runner] pipeline.batch.size: 125
[2017-04-10T09:31:18,294][DEBUG][logstash.runner] pipeline.batch.delay: 5
[2017-04-10T09:31:18,294][DEBUG][logstash.runner] pipeline.unsafe\_shutdown: false
[2017-04-10T09:31:18,295][DEBUG][logstash.runner] path.plugins: []
[2017-04-10T09:31:18,295][DEBUG][logstash.runner] config.debug: false
[2017-04-10T09:31:18,295][DEBUG][logstash.runner] \*log.level: "debug" (default: "info")
[2017-04-10T09:31:18,295][DEBUG][logstash.runner] version: false
[2017-04-10T09:31:18,295][DEBUG][logstash.runner] help: false
[2017-04-10T09:31:18,295][DEBUG][logstash.runner] log.format: "plain"
[2017-04-10T09:31:18,295][DEBUG][logstash.runner] **http.host: "127.0.0.1"**
[2017-04-10T09:31:18,296][DEBUG][logstash.runner] http.port: 9600..9700
[2017-04-10T09:31:18,296][DEBUG][logstash.runner] http.environment: " **production**"
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### Author:  [@jsvd](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jsvd)
#### Post date: [April 10, 2017, 6:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/only-can-bind-logstash-http-address-to-127-0-0-1/81413/4 "2017-04-10T18:21:28Z")
can you make sure the `http.host: ..` line doesn't have any whitespace at the beginning? it seems the yaml parser we're using is discarding that line since there's a whitespace
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### Author:  [@batrako](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/batrako)
#### Post date: [April 12, 2017, 5:41am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/only-can-bind-logstash-http-address-to-127-0-0-1/81413/5 "2017-04-12T05:41:24Z")
YESSSSSS!!!! Thanks. http\_address bind on 127.0.0.1 if the line http.host doesn't have any whitespace or only one whitespace. If http.host is indented with 2 whitespaces, http\_address is binded correctly.
Is strange that the rest of config variables are readed correctly with one whitespace.
Thanks for Helpme João.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [May 10, 2017, 5:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/only-can-bind-logstash-http-address-to-127-0-0-1/81413/6 "2017-05-10T05:50:43Z")
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