# Trying to connect to elasticsearch using jenkins logstash plugin

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/trying-to-connect-to-elasticsearch-using-jenkins-logstash-plugin/319264>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [November 18, 2022, 5:17am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/trying-to-connect-to-elasticsearch-using-jenkins-logstash-plugin/319264 "2022-11-18T05:17:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![Neelam\_Zanvar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/neelam_zanvar/32/103116_2.png) [@Neelam\_Zanvar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Neelam_Zanvar)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2022, 5:17am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/trying-to-connect-to-elasticsearch-using-jenkins-logstash-plugin/319264/1 "2022-11-18T05:17:21Z")

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Hi I've installed logstash plugin on jenkins. and elk stack 8.5.1 with authentication. I can access elasticsearch only using https with -k flag. How can i configure logstash to access elasticsaearch.

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when i enter only http in url it fails. when i enter https it gives certificate error. how can i fix this?

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**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:** [November 21, 2022, 1:52am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/trying-to-connect-to-elasticsearch-using-jenkins-logstash-plugin/319264/2 "2022-11-21T01:52:03Z")

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What is the error you are getting?

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**Author:** ![Neelam\_Zanvar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/neelam_zanvar/32/103116_2.png) [@Neelam\_Zanvar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Neelam_Zanvar)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2022, 5:35am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/trying-to-connect-to-elasticsearch-using-jenkins-logstash-plugin/319264/3 "2022-11-21T05:35:39Z")

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figured it out. set it up without https

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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:** [December 19, 2022, 5:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/trying-to-connect-to-elasticsearch-using-jenkins-logstash-plugin/319264/4 "2022-12-19T05:36:20Z")

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