# Running 2 node elasticsearch with docker compose yml file on a single machine
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/running-2-node-elasticsearch-with-docker-compose-yml-file-on-a-single-machine/138668
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [July 5, 2018, 8:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/running-2-node-elasticsearch-with-docker-compose-yml-file-on-a-single-machine/138668 "2018-07-05T08:36:20Z")
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### Author:  [@vinaypn](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vinaypn)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2018, 8:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/running-2-node-elasticsearch-with-docker-compose-yml-file-on-a-single-machine/138668/1 "2018-07-05T08:36:20Z")
Hi Team,
i am trying to run 2 node elasticsearch with a docker compose file.
My docker-compose file looks like this:
version: '2'
services:
elasticsearch:
image: elasticsearch
volumes:
- es\_data1:/usr/share/elasticsearch/data
environment:
- cluster.name=docker-cluster
- http.host=0.0.0.0
- transport.host=localhost
- network.host=0.0.0.0
- xpack.security.enabled=false
- "ES\_JAVA\_OPTS=-Xms512m -Xmx512m"
ulimits:
memlock:
soft: -1
hard: -1
mem\_limit: 1g
networks:
- esnet
ports:
- 9200:9200
elasticsearch2:
image: elasticsearch
volumes:
- es\_data2:/usr/share/elasticsearch/data
environment:
- cluster.name=docker-cluster
- http.host=0.0.0.0
- transport.host=localhost
- network.host=0.0.0.0
- xpack.security.enabled=false
- "ES\_JAVA\_OPTS=-Xms512m -Xmx512m"
- "discovery.zen.ping.unicast.hosts=127.0.0.1"
ulimits:
memlock:
soft: -1
hard: -1
mem\_limit: 1g
networks:
- esnet
ports:
- 9201:9200
- 9301:9300
volumes:
es\_data1:
driver: local
es\_data2:
driver: local
networks:
esnet:
ERRORS:
1. The cluster name is not matching the one which was mentioned in the compose file (ie : docker-cluster)
2. The second node is not joining the first. Instead both are starting as master nodes.
PFB the output for cluster status:
root@smartThink-DTP:/home/vinayp/Desktop# curl [http://127.0.0.1:9200/\_cat/health?v](http://127.0.0.1:9200/_cat/health?v)
epoch timestamp cluster status node.total node.data shards pri relo init unassign pending\_tasks max\_task\_wait\_time active\_shards\_percent
1530778686 08:18:06 elasticsearch green 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 100.0%
root@smartThink-DTP:/home/vinayp/Desktop# curl [http://127.0.0.1:9201/\_cat/health?v](http://127.0.0.1:9201/_cat/health?v)
epoch timestamp cluster status node.total node.data shards pri relo init unassign pending\_tasks max\_task\_wait\_time active\_shards\_percent
1530778692 08:18:12 elasticsearch green 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 100.0%
Any idea on how to proceed?
Regards,
Vinayp
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 2, 2018, 8:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/running-2-node-elasticsearch-with-docker-compose-yml-file-on-a-single-machine/138668/2 "2018-08-02T08:36:22Z")
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