# Run multiple nodes on one machine **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [August 16, 2015, 11:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/run-multiple-nodes-on-one-machine/27462 "2015-08-16T23:26:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mockiemockiz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/278dde/32.png) [@mockiemockiz](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mockiemockiz)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2015, 11:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/run-multiple-nodes-on-one-machine/27462/1 "2015-08-16T23:26:36Z")
Hi, I'm learning elasticsearch and trying to run multiple nodes or 2 services of elasticsearch. the both work smoothly but the both use the same config file even I already point the another one to use different config file. this is the output of node info: > as you can see above (the gist link) : ``` "config.ignore_system_properties": "true", "config": "/etc/elasticsearch/elasticsearch1.yml", ``` but it seems the node ignores /etc/elasticsearch/elasticsearch1.yml file and keep using /etc/elasticsearch/elasticsearch.yml. /etc/init.d/elasticsearch1 > and please take a look for these code/output: > I'm using ubuntu 14.04 LTS ---
**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2015, 11:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/run-multiple-nodes-on-one-machine/27462/2 "2015-08-16T23:59:03Z")
Try adding `set -x` to the top of the script and it'll provide some level of debugging, then you can see if your `$NODE` variable is being correctly set. ---
**Author:** ![mockiemockiz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/278dde/32.png) [@mockiemockiz](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mockiemockiz)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2015, 12:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/run-multiple-nodes-on-one-machine/27462/3 "2015-08-17T00:56:15Z")
ooh i forgot to tell you I already debug it and this is the output start-stop-daemon --start -b --user "elasticsearch" -c "elasticsearch" --pidfile "/var/run/elasticsearch1.pid" --exec /usr/share/elasticsearch/bin/elasticsearch -- -d -p /var/run/elasticsearch1.pid -- default.config=/etc/elasticsearch/elasticsearch1.yml --default.path.home=/usr/share/elasticsearch --default.path.logs=/var/log/elasticsearch1 --default.path.data=/var/lib/elasticsearch1 --default.path.work=/tmp/elasticsearch --default.path.conf=/etc/elasticsearch ---
**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2015, 1:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/run-multiple-nodes-on-one-machine/27462/4 "2015-08-17T01:31:32Z")
Looking at the `_nodes` output; ```auto "config.ignore_system_properties": "true", "config": "/etc/elasticsearch/elasticsearch.yml", ``` And; ```auto "config.ignore_system_properties": "true", "config": "/etc/elasticsearch/elasticsearch1.yml", ``` They appear to be different? ---
**Author:** ![mockiemockiz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/278dde/32.png) [@mockiemockiz](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mockiemockiz)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2015, 1:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/run-multiple-nodes-on-one-machine/27462/5 "2015-08-17T01:43:50Z")
is it because I run two instance of elasticsearch? 1. sudo service elasticsearch start which is use /etc/elasticsearch/elasticsearch.yml config 2. sudo service elasticsearch1 start which is use /etc/elasticsearch/elasticsearch1.yml config they appear different but when I open localhost:9200/plugin/\_head it tell me the both have the same name "Node client balancer" (read from /etc/elasticsearch/elasticsearch.yml and ignore /etc/elasticsearch/elasticsearch1.yml). but when I click the second node info, it show up like this [https://gist.github.com/mockiemockiz/738f7b81ec5099b3d8f6](https://gist.github.com/mockiemockiz/738f7b81ec5099b3d8f6) Hello I edited my question and I added some links to the files ---
**Author:** ![mockiemockiz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/278dde/32.png) [@mockiemockiz](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mockiemockiz)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 5:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/run-multiple-nodes-on-one-machine/27462/6 "2015-08-18T17:59:26Z")
so sad this forum is a bit quiet. I solved my proble by setting up ES\_JAVA\_OPTS variable in init.d file script like this: > ES\_JAVA\_OPTS="-Des.config=/etc/elasticsearch/elasticsearch1.yml" I have no idea why setting up CONF\_FILE=$CONF\_DIR/elasticsearch1.yml doesn't work even if the node info says > "config": "/etc/elasticsearch/elasticsearch1.yml". hope that helps I was struggling one week to solve this. ---
**Author:** ![json](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/json/32/4125_2.png) [@json](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/json)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 7:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/run-multiple-nodes-on-one-machine/27462/7 "2015-08-18T19:49:27Z")
> [@mockiemockiz](#): > > show original Thank you for posting the solution. Configuring '-Des.config=/path/to/es/config' is the way. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2017, 11:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/run-multiple-nodes-on-one-machine/27462/8 "2017-07-05T23:55:12Z")