# Unable to connect enterprise search running through docker to elastic search instance running in AWS
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-connect-enterprise-search-running-through-docker-to-elastic-search-instance-running-in-aws/262954
**Category:** Elastic Search
**Created:** [February 2, 2021, 9:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-connect-enterprise-search-running-through-docker-to-elastic-search-instance-running-in-aws/262954 "2021-02-02T09:51:59Z")
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### Author:  [@schawla](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/schawla)
#### Post date: [February 2, 2021, 9:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-connect-enterprise-search-running-through-docker-to-elastic-search-instance-running-in-aws/262954/1 "2021-02-02T09:51:59Z")
Trying to run enterprise search through docker using following docker-compose.yml
```auto
---
version: '2.2'
services:
enterprisesearch:
image: docker.elastic.co/enterprise-search/enterprise-search:7.10.2
environment:
- "ent_search.auth.source=standard"
- "elasticsearch.username=USERNAME"
- "elasticsearch.password=PASSWORD"
- "elasticsearch.host="ELASTIC_HOSTNAME"
- "allow_es_settings_modification=true"
- "secret_management.encryption_keys=['e2cf0f139f170c3343fc118e0cc06f3666d20e170c06a91189f332e9b97fe0cf']"
- "ENT_SEARCH_DEFAULT_PASSWORD=changeme"
ports:
- 3002:3002
```
My elastic search instance is running in AWS and not running through docker
Error occurring on docker-compose up --\>
Error: key not found: "plugins" at org/jruby/RubyHash.java:1274:in `fetch'
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### Author:  [@oleksiy-elastic](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/oleksiy-elastic)
#### Post date: [February 2, 2021, 3:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-connect-enterprise-search-running-through-docker-to-elastic-search-instance-running-in-aws/262954/2 "2021-02-02T15:06:38Z")
Hello,
Sorry you are having issues with running Enterprise Search. Is your Elasticsearch cluster an officially licensed one? At least a free Basic license is required on Elasticsearch for it to be compatible with the Enterprise Search solution.
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### Author:  [@schawla](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/schawla)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2021, 8:03am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-connect-enterprise-search-running-through-docker-to-elastic-search-instance-running-in-aws/262954/3 "2021-02-03T08:03:27Z")
Hi, thanks for your response.
My elastic search instance is a licensed one hosted in my aws account.
The above docker file worked when i was running my elastic search instance as well through docker. When i shifted it to an actual instance running in aws cluster , it starting giving the above error.
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### Author:  [@schawla](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/schawla)
#### Post date: [February 5, 2021, 2:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-connect-enterprise-search-running-through-docker-to-elastic-search-instance-running-in-aws/262954/4 "2021-02-05T14:20:43Z")
Hi, can someone please assist me on this issue.
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### Author:  [@Vadim\_Yakhin](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Vadim_Yakhin)
#### Post date: [February 5, 2021, 2:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-connect-enterprise-search-running-through-docker-to-elastic-search-instance-running-in-aws/262954/5 "2021-02-05T14:41:58Z")
> [@schawla](#):
>
> ```auto
> - "elasticsearch.host="ELASTIC_HOSTNAME"
>
> ```
Not sure if this is an error in the actual config you are using or just a typo in forum post, but it seems that you shouldn't have a `"` before ELASTIC\_HOSTNAME.
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### Author:  [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)
#### Post date: [February 6, 2021, 4:02am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-connect-enterprise-search-running-through-docker-to-elastic-search-instance-running-in-aws/262954/6 "2021-02-06T04:02:45Z")
> [@schawla](#):
>
> My Elasticsearch instance is running in AWS and not running through docker
Do you mean the aws Elasticsearch service?
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### Author:  [@schawla](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/schawla)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2021, 6:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-connect-enterprise-search-running-through-docker-to-elastic-search-instance-running-in-aws/262954/7 "2021-02-08T06:57:12Z")
@warkolm Yes, i am using aws elastic search service and trying to provide that hostname in the docker compose file for enterprise search.
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### Author:  [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2021, 6:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-connect-enterprise-search-running-through-docker-to-elastic-search-instance-running-in-aws/262954/8 "2021-02-08T06:57:53Z")
Ok, that's not supported sorry.
You will need to upgrade to Elastic Cloud, which can run on AWS via the Marketplace.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2021, 6:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-connect-enterprise-search-running-through-docker-to-elastic-search-instance-running-in-aws/262954/9 "2021-03-08T06:58:37Z")
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