Winlog beat set up returning the following error

Hi all, I'm getting the following error trying to setup my winlogbeat following along the directions from Winlogbeat quick start: installation and configuration | Winlogbeat Reference [7.16] | Elastic.

ERROR	[esclientleg]	transport/logging.go:37	Error dialing x509: certificate signed by unknown authority	{"network": "tcp", "address": "192.168.1.30:9200"}
2022-01-20T16:27:16.188-0600	ERROR	[esclientleg]	eslegclient/connection.go:220	error connecting to Elasticsearch at https://192.168.1.30:9200: Get "https://192.168.1.30:9200": x509: certificate signed by unknown authority
2022-01-20T16:27:16.188-0600	ERROR	instance/beat.go:989	Exiting: couldn't connect to any of the configured Elasticsearch hosts. Errors: [error connecting to Elasticsearch at https://192.168.1.30:9200: Get "https://192.168.1.30:9200": x509: certificate 
signed by unknown authority]
Exiting: couldn't connect to any of the configured Elasticsearch hosts. Errors: [error connecting to Elasticsearch at https://192.168.1.30:9200: Get "https://192.168.1.30:9200": x509: certificate signed by unknown authority]

How do I fix the certificate error? This is a self hosted security onion elk stack

I recommend taking a look at these links:

Winlogbeat etup error: x509 certificate

Configure SSL

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