# Standalone ES configuration **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [March 20, 2015, 4:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/standalone-es-configuration/22782 "2015-03-20T16:39:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tbc](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/tbc/32/812_2.png) [@tbc](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tbc)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2015, 4:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/standalone-es-configuration/22782/1 "2015-03-20T16:39:50Z")
I want to run standalone. I understand that 'es.discovery.zen.ping.multicast.enabled: false' is the essential setting, but I'm confused by advice given in the logstash group. In a two year-old post [1], Untergeek also implies that discovery.zen.ping.unicast.hosts should be set. That can't be right, can it? I mean, would the value be my own node? It seems to me I'd just be pinging myself. That seems unproductive. In [2] Jilles points to his configuration [3], which doesn't set discovery.zen.ping.unicast.hosts, so I'm just looking for confirmation here. No need to set discovery.zen.ping.unicast.hosts if I want to run standalone, right? [1] [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/logstash-users/W\_5qbOMmBWY/89MrNMiQ14wJ](https://groups.google.com/d/msg/logstash-users/W_5qbOMmBWY/89MrNMiQ14wJ) [2] [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/elasticsearch/Z4eKPB0U5yc/sI0ALQVimPIJ](https://groups.google.com/d/msg/elasticsearch/Z4eKPB0U5yc/sI0ALQVimPIJ) [3] [http://pastebin.com/pX0C397W](http://pastebin.com/pX0C397W) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/4a45f1d5-86c6-4613-9569-1f2cb5fbfaa2%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/4a45f1d5-86c6-4613-9569-1f2cb5fbfaa2%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**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:** [March 20, 2015, 6:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/standalone-es-configuration/22782/2 "2015-03-20T18:19:53Z")
If you disable multicast you don't need to set unicast as well. On 20 March 2015 at 09:39, tbc [tbchambers@gmail.com](mailto:tbchambers@gmail.com) wrote: > I want to run standalone. I understand that > 'es.discovery.zen.ping.multicast.enabled: false' is the essential setting, > but I'm confused by advice given in the logstash group. In a two year-old > post [1], Untergeek also implies that discovery.zen.ping.unicast.hosts > should be set. That can't be right, can it? I mean, would the value be my > own node? It seems to me I'd just be pinging myself. That seems > unproductive. In [2] Jilles points to his configuration [3], which doesn't > set discovery.zen.ping.unicast.hosts, so I'm just looking for confirmation > here. No need to set discovery.zen.ping.unicast.hosts if I want to run > standalone, right? > > [1] > [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/logstash-users/W\_5qbOMmBWY/89MrNMiQ14wJ](https://groups.google.com/d/msg/logstash-users/W_5qbOMmBWY/89MrNMiQ14wJ) > [2] [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/elasticsearch/Z4eKPB0U5yc/sI0ALQVimPIJ](https://groups.google.com/d/msg/elasticsearch/Z4eKPB0U5yc/sI0ALQVimPIJ) > [3] [ESLauncher - Pastebin.com](http://pastebin.com/pX0C397W) > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "elasticsearch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > To view this discussion on the web visit > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/4a45f1d5-86c6-4613-9569-1f2cb5fbfaa2%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/4a45f1d5-86c6-4613-9569-1f2cb5fbfaa2%40googlegroups.com) > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/4a45f1d5-86c6-4613-9569-1f2cb5fbfaa2%40googlegroups.com?utm\_medium=email&utm\_source=footer](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/4a45f1d5-86c6-4613-9569-1f2cb5fbfaa2%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer) > . > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAEYi1X932vSgDWU9BXmw%2BDaF1p1qL2ju\_Pr%2BTkKTzrK9VBc76w%40mail.gmail.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAEYi1X932vSgDWU9BXmw%2BDaF1p1qL2ju_Pr%2BTkKTzrK9VBc76w%40mail.gmail.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 12:25am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/standalone-es-configuration/22782/3 "2017-07-06T00:25:20Z")