# Unable to create the elastalert index

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-create-the-elastalert-index/79390>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [March 21, 2017, 10:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-create-the-elastalert-index/79390 "2017-03-21T10:59:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![shubhrant](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/shubhrant/32/20310_2.png) [@shubhrant](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/shubhrant)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2017, 10:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-create-the-elastalert-index/79390/1 "2017-03-21T10:59:49Z")

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I am trying to create the elastalert index but facing an issue

 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/d/b/db8a1f71ff0aa0eeb7b8a4e355c2e0a15500e0e0.png)

Anyone have any idea about it

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**Author:** ![shubhrant](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/shubhrant/32/20310_2.png) [@shubhrant](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/shubhrant)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2017, 11:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-create-the-elastalert-index/79390/2 "2017-03-21T11:54:48Z")

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I got the solution

in the configuration file i change the es\_host: localhost

and it works for me

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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:** [April 18, 2017, 11:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-create-the-elastalert-index/79390/3 "2017-04-18T11:55:01Z")

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