# Unable to connect filebeat to elastic search host

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-connect-filebeat-to-elastic-search-host/326260>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** docker, filebeat\
**Created:** [February 23, 2023, 5:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-connect-filebeat-to-elastic-search-host/326260 "2023-02-23T05:42:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![Shrivatsa\_Rao](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/shrivatsa_rao/32/117625_2.png) [@Shrivatsa\_Rao](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Shrivatsa_Rao)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2023, 5:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-connect-filebeat-to-elastic-search-host/326260/1 "2023-02-23T05:42:53Z")

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Hi I am running filebeat docker image with following command  
`docker run docker.elastic.co/beats/filebeat:8.6.2 setup -E setup.kibana.host=http://localhost:5601 -E output.elasticsearch.hosts=["https://localhost:9200"] ` but it **says connect: cannot assign requested address**.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/c/2/c26339b5afb9aeeee44631f649a38bb3ce326955.png)

I have conformed that my Elasticsearch is running on [http://localhost:9200](http://localhost:9200)

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/0/5/0573081c7799a1a4f1d363eb725c95d1bfaa7b62.png)

Let me know if I am missing anything, any quick help is appreciated.  
Thanks in advance.

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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:** [February 23, 2023, 6:08am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-connect-filebeat-to-elastic-search-host/326260/2 "2023-02-23T06:08:45Z")

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**Author:** ![stephenb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/stephenb/32/40856_2.png) [@stephenb](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/stephenb)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2023, 6:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-connect-filebeat-to-elastic-search-host/326260/3 "2023-02-23T06:10:10Z")

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@Shrivatsa_Rao

Perhaps Take a look at this ... Localhost within your docker container is not localhost of the host/ server

> [@Filebeat Docker - Elasticsearch Host Issue](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-docker-elasticsearch-host-issue/320083/2):
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> Hi @mwsprotte Welcome to the community! Docker Networking Issue not Elastic... Another explanation Might be worth reading... if you are new to docker try using host.docker.internal docker run \ --net=elastic docker.elastic.co/beats/filebeat:7.17.4 \ setup -E setup.kibana.host=host.docker.internal:5601 \ -E output.elasticsearch.hosts=["https://host.docker.internal:9200"]

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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:** [March 23, 2023, 8:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-connect-filebeat-to-elastic-search-host/326260/4 "2023-03-23T08:10:36Z")

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