# Why is the non-existent \`elasticsearch.url\` mentioned in Kibana’s configuration documentation?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-is-the-non-existent-elasticsearch-url-mentioned-in-kibana-s-configuration-documentation/366135>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Tags:** docker\
**Created:** [September 6, 2024, 7:08am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-is-the-non-existent-elasticsearch-url-mentioned-in-kibana-s-configuration-documentation/366135 "2024-09-06T07:08:24Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 6, 2024, 7:08am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-is-the-non-existent-elasticsearch-url-mentioned-in-kibana-s-configuration-documentation/366135/1 "2024-09-06T07:08:24Z")

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- Why is the non-existent `elasticsearch.url` mentioned in Kibana’s configuration documentation?
- See [Run Elasticsearch locally in Docker (without security) | Elasticsearch Guide [8.15] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/run-elasticsearch-locally.html#local-dev-run-kib) .

> Start the Kibana container with the following command:

```bash
docker run -p 127.0.0.1:5601:5601 -d --name kibana --network elastic-net \
  -e ELASTICSEARCH_URL=http://elasticsearch:9200 \
  -e ELASTICSEARCH_HOSTS=http://elasticsearch:9200 \
  -e ELASTICSEARCH_USERNAME=kibana_system \
  -e ELASTICSEARCH_PASSWORD=$KIBANA_PASSWORD \
  -e "xpack.security.enabled=false" \
  -e "xpack.license.self_generated.type=trial" \
  docker.elastic.co/kibana/kibana:8.15.0

```

- But the problem is, `elasticsearch.url` is not declared in [Configure Kibana | Kibana Guide [8.15] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/settings.html) . Does this make any sense?

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**Author:** ![linghengqian](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/linghengqian/32/103651_2.png) [@linghengqian](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/linghengqian)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2024, 10:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-is-the-non-existent-elasticsearch-url-mentioned-in-kibana-s-configuration-documentation/366135/2 "2024-10-02T10:29:47Z")

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Continue to work on [Kibana's configuration documentation mentions a non-existent `elasticsearch.url` property · Issue #194245 · elastic/kibana · GitHub](https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/194245) .