elastic / elastic/elastic-agent
Fleet-Server Elastic Agent can be unhealthy for a few minutes after enrollment.
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- Go
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Description
When starting the Elastic Agent running Fleet Server and Elasticsearch simultaneously, like [`elastic-package`](https://github.com/elastic/elastic-package) does, the Elastic Agent running Fleet Server can be unhealthy for a few minutes right after the whole stack goes up.
The `elastic-agent status` command returns healthy while Fleet UI still shows unhealth.
Video showing the issue:
[fleet-server.mp4](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/3cbf6855-9b28-4d9f-8990-dc0b7ad0b04e)
Agent JSON from when the Elastic Agent is showing unhealthy: [agent-JSON.json](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/26314749/agent-JSON.json)
Diagnostics: [elastic-agent-diagnostics-2026-03-27T13-51-25Z-00.zip](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/26314748/elastic-agent-diagnostics-2026-03-27T13-51-25Z-00.zip)
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by reproducing the startup sequence used by elastic-package with Fleet Server and Elasticsearch running simultaneously. Compare the `elastic-agent status` result with the Fleet UI state, then inspect the attached agent-JSON.json and diagnostics archive for the health transition. Done means the Fleet UI reports the expected health promptly after enrollment, consistently with the command output.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- go
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100