# Setting up ElasticSearch Cluster on Windows

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/setting-up-elasticsearch-cluster-on-windows/241266>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [July 15, 2020, 10:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/setting-up-elasticsearch-cluster-on-windows/241266 "2020-07-15T10:36:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![Terizian](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/terizian/32/71259_2.png) [@Terizian](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Terizian)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2020, 10:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/setting-up-elasticsearch-cluster-on-windows/241266/1 "2020-07-15T10:36:02Z")

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I'm trying to set up an ES cluster on three Windows hosts. Those hosts are currently offline, and I cannot extract screenshots.

All three nodes have the following elasticsearch.yml:

```auto
bootstrap.memory_lock: false
cluster.name: elasticsearch
http.port: 9200
node.master: true
node.data: true
node.max_local_storage_nodes: 1
node.name: server1
path.data: C:\ProgramData\Elastic\Elasticsearch\data
path.logs: C:\ProgramData\Elastic\Elasticsearch\logs
transport.tcp.port: 9300

xpack.license.self_generated.type: basic
xpack.security.enabled: false
network.host: 127.0.0.1
discover.zen.ping.unicast.hosts: ["IP1(to replace the actual IP)", "IP2", "IP3"]
cluster.initial_master_nodes: ["IP1(to replace the actual IP)", "IP2", "IP3"]

```

A connection error is thrown and a warning shows up with the following text:

```auto
master not discovered yet, this node has not previously joined a bootstrapped (v7+) cluster

```

Any advice? Also, are there any Windows specific steps I might follow?

(I'm sorry for not being able to extract the error logs)

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**Author:** ![ylasri](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ylasri/32/86120_2.png) [@ylasri](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ylasri)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2020, 10:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/setting-up-elasticsearch-cluster-on-windows/241266/2 "2020-07-15T10:37:50Z")

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Your nodes can't communicate as you are binding each node into licalhost IP  
Use network.host: _site_

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**Author:** ![Terizian](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/terizian/32/71259_2.png) [@Terizian](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Terizian)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2020, 11:04am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/setting-up-elasticsearch-cluster-on-windows/241266/3 "2020-07-15T11:04:38Z")

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Thank you for your response. What should I put in place of site?

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**Author:** ![ylasri](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ylasri/32/86120_2.png) [@ylasri](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ylasri)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2020, 11:14am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/setting-up-elasticsearch-cluster-on-windows/241266/4 "2020-07-15T11:14:15Z")

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you can use "_site_" to bind on any IP adresse or use explicit IP adresse like what you did for seeds

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**Author:** ![ylasri](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ylasri/32/86120_2.png) [@ylasri](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ylasri)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2020, 11:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/setting-up-elasticsearch-cluster-on-windows/241266/5 "2020-07-15T11:24:20Z")

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Check some network config [here](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/modules-network.html)

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**Author:** ![Terizian](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/terizian/32/71259_2.png) [@Terizian](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Terizian)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2020, 11:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/setting-up-elasticsearch-cluster-on-windows/241266/6 "2020-07-15T11:58:55Z")

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So just to make sure that I understand: in this case, on server1 with IP1, the network.host will be IP1?

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**Author:** ![ylasri](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ylasri/32/86120_2.png) [@ylasri](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ylasri)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2020, 12:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/setting-up-elasticsearch-cluster-on-windows/241266/7 "2020-07-15T12:00:56Z")

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yes,

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**Author:** ![Terizian](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/terizian/32/71259_2.png) [@Terizian](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Terizian)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2020, 3:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/setting-up-elasticsearch-cluster-on-windows/241266/8 "2020-07-16T03:47:22Z")

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Hi there,

I have deleted the contents of the data folder and changed the config as specified in your message. How do I check that the node is running now? Also, how can I verify that the cluster contains three nodes?

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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:** [August 13, 2020, 3:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/setting-up-elasticsearch-cluster-on-windows/241266/9 "2020-08-13T03:47:24Z")

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