# Unable to start Elasticsearch 7.4.2 as service while installing with zip file in centos **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [March 4, 2020, 11:03am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-start-elasticsearch-7-4-2-as-service-while-installing-with-zip-file-in-centos/222052 "2020-03-04T11:03:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![abhishek1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@abhishek1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/abhishek1)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2020, 11:03am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-start-elasticsearch-7-4-2-as-service-while-installing-with-zip-file-in-centos/222052/1 "2020-03-04T11:03:14Z")
Hello, I am not able to start elastic search 7.4.2 as service while using elastic search-7.4.2.zip file in centos. Process of instalaltion: Step1 : download zip file Step 2: Extract in folder Step3 : Create service (elasticsearch-7.4.2.service) file in /usr/lib/systemd/system service file content is given below - [Unit] Description=Elasticsearch-7.4.2 Documentation=http://www.elastic.co Wants=network-online.target After=network-online.target [Service] Environment=ES\_HOME=/opt/elasticsearch-7.4.2 Environment=CONF\_DIR=/opt/elasticsearch-7.4.2/config Environment=DATA\_DIR=/opt/elasticsearch-7.4.2/data Environment=LOG\_DIR=/opt/elasticsearch-7.4.2/logs Environment=PID\_DIR=/opt/elasticsearch-7.4.2 EnvironmentFile=-/opt/elasticsearch-7.4.2/elasticsearch-7.4.2 WorkingDirectory=/opt/elasticsearch-7.4.2 User=elasticsearch-7.4.2 Group=elasticsearch-7.4.2 #ExecStartPre=/opt/elasticsearch-7.4.2/bin/elasticsearch-systemd-pre-exec ExecStart=/opt/elasticsearch-7.4.2/bin/elasticsearch -p {PID\_DIR}/elasticsearch.pid --quiet -Edefault.path.logs={LOG\_DIR} -Edefault.path.data={DATA\_DIR} -Edefault.path.conf={CONF\_DIR} # StandardOutput is configured to redirect to journalctl since # some error messages may be logged in standard output before # elasticsearch logging system is initialized. Elasticsearch # stores its logs in /var/log/elasticsearch and does not use # journalctl by default. If the user also want to enable journalctl # logging, user can simply remove the "quiet" option from ExecStart. StandardOutput=journal StandardError=inherit # Specifies the maximum file descriptor number that can be opened by this process LimitNOFILE=65536 # Specifies the maximum number of processes LimitNPROC=2048 # Specifies the maximum size of virtual memory LimitAS=infinity # Specifies the maximum file size LimitFSIZE=infinity # Specifies the maximum file size LimitFSIZE=infinity # Disable timeout logic and wait until process is stopped TimeoutStopSec=0 # SIGTERM signal is used to stop the Java process KillSignal=SIGTERM # Send the signal only to the JVM rather than its control group KillMode=process # Java process is never killed SendSIGKILL=no # When a JVM receives a SIGTERM signal it exits with code 143 SuccessExitStatus=143 [Install] WantedBy=multi-user.target # Built for distribution-7.4.2 (distribution) After starting elastic search sudo systemctl start elasticsearch-7.4.2.service , i am getting error like below sudo systemctl status elasticsearch-7.4.2.service elasticsearch-7.4.2.service: main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE Unit elasticsearch-7.4.2.service entered failed state. elasticsearch-7.4.2.service failed. could you please help me out of this . ---
**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2020, 12:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-start-elasticsearch-7-4-2-as-service-while-installing-with-zip-file-in-centos/222052/2 "2020-03-04T12:28:45Z")
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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2020, 12:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-start-elasticsearch-7-4-2-as-service-while-installing-with-zip-file-in-centos/222052/3 "2020-03-04T12:29:09Z")
Could you share elasticsearch logs as well? ---
**Author:** ![abhishek1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@abhishek1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/abhishek1)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2020, 1:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-start-elasticsearch-7-4-2-as-service-while-installing-with-zip-file-in-centos/222052/4 "2020-03-04T13:04:38Z")
Hi, Thanks for your reply. log is not generating i am just sharing my service file and folder structure . Check once let me know if you need anything. Thanks, Abhishek ![centos_elasticsearch](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/a/1/a1214932074c8989a73a96da49ca20ff97ae3062.jpeg) ![elasticsearch_test](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/8/e/8ef54828d5605409dd015cfa4acda4d29432e405.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2020, 3:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-start-elasticsearch-7-4-2-as-service-while-installing-with-zip-file-in-centos/222052/5 "2020-03-04T15:02:18Z")
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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2020, 3:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-start-elasticsearch-7-4-2-as-service-while-installing-with-zip-file-in-centos/222052/6 "2020-03-04T15:04:15Z")
May be something is wrong in your `elasticsearch.yml` file? Did you modify it? Is it possible to use instead the rpm package which should configure everything for you? So follow the instructions in this guide: [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/rpm.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/rpm.html) ---
**Author:** ![abhishek1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@abhishek1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/abhishek1)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2020, 5:27am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-start-elasticsearch-7-4-2-as-service-while-installing-with-zip-file-in-centos/222052/7 "2020-03-05T05:27:22Z")
Hi, Thanks for your reply, Yes already i have verified with rpm , it is working fine but my challenge is use zip file where need to create service file manually. I have mentioned two scenario for zip file Scenario 1: after installing execute ./elasticsearch & from bin file on that time it was working fine. Scenario 2: After installing and creating service file, execute the below command systemctl start elasticsearch-7.4.2.service systemctl status elasticsearch-7.4.2.service on that time i am getting error elasticsearch-7.4.2.service - Elasticsearch-7.4.2 Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/elasticsearch-7.4.2.service; disabled; vendor preset: disabled) Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Thu 2020-03-05 10:48:19 IST; 14s ago Docs: [http://www.elastic.co](http://www.elastic.co) Process: 24229 ExecStart=/opt/elasticsearch-7.4.2/bin/elasticsearch -p {PID\_DIR}/elasticsearch.pid --quiet -Edefault.path.logs={LOG\_DIR} -Edefault.path.data={DATA\_DIR} -Edefault.path.conf={CONF\_DIR} (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE) Main PID: 24229 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE) elasticsearch-7.4.2.service: main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE Unit elasticsearch-7.4.2.service entered failed state. elasticsearch-7.4.2.service failed ---
**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2020, 7:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-start-elasticsearch-7-4-2-as-service-while-installing-with-zip-file-in-centos/222052/8 "2020-03-05T07:32:19Z")
> [@abhishek1](#): > > Yes already i have verified with rpm , it is working fine but my challenge is use zip file where need to create service file manually. Great. Wondering why you don't want to use the best practices here. May be you should look at the script that rpm created and uses them as a template? I'm not on the ops side so I can't help more I'm afraid. May be others? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2020, 7:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-start-elasticsearch-7-4-2-as-service-while-installing-with-zip-file-in-centos/222052/9 "2020-04-02T07:32:21Z")
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