# Why is installtion so difficult

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-is-installtion-so-difficult/65723>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [November 10, 2016, 8:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-is-installtion-so-difficult/65723 "2016-11-10T20:50:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![mc1392](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@mc1392](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mc1392)\
**Post date:** [November 10, 2016, 8:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-is-installtion-so-difficult/65723/1 "2016-11-10T20:50:56Z")

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I swear, there are 1 million ways to install and configure ELK.  
So, I followed the [elastic.co](http://elastic.co) website documentation.

Why is it so difficult to install this thing?

My ES is working, I can CURL and see the it's healthy.  
Kibana starts up from the command line, but I cannot access it from a browser.

All I get is 'Unable to connect'.

Kibana Config:  
server.host: "localhost"  
server.port: 5601  
elasticsearch.url: "[http://localhost:9200](http://localhost:9200)"

ElasticSearch Config:  
network.host: "localhost"

Why is this so difficult and varied?  
It's like a new adventure every time!

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**Author:** ![spalger](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/spalger/32/14092_2.png) [@spalger](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/spalger)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2016, 10:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-is-installtion-so-difficult/65723/2 "2016-11-11T22:07:49Z")

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Sorry about the frustration. If I could get a couple more details I might be able to help:

- What URL are you entering into the browser?
- Are you trying to access it on the same machine it is installed on?
- What browser are you using?
- What OS?

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**Author:** ![mc1392](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@mc1392](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mc1392)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2016, 3:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-is-installtion-so-difficult/65723/3 "2016-11-17T15:04:13Z")

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Thanks, but I'm just gonna go with the service.  
This is a full-time job.

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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 15, 2016, 3:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-is-installtion-so-difficult/65723/4 "2016-12-15T15:04:42Z")

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