# Confluent local service connect start error **URL:** \ **Category:** Kafka Connect\ **Created:** [8 May 2023 05:37 UTC](https://forum.confluent.io/t/confluent-local-service-connect-start-error/7792 "2023-05-08T05:37:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Xn1y](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/977dab/32.png) [@Xn1y](https://forum.confluent.io/u/Xn1y)\ **Post date:** [8 May 2023 05:37 UTC](https://forum.confluent.io/t/confluent-local-service-connect-start-error/7792/1 "2023-05-08T05:37:05Z")
Problem: The configuration of `bootstrap.servers` in the configuration file of `connect-avro-distributed.properties` cannot finally take effect. The generated configuration file is always `localhost:9092`, and other configuration modifications can be changed normally. What is this? cause? Steps: (When all services are not started ) 1 `confluent local service start` configuration takes effect normally, 2 `confluent local service connect stop`, 3 `confluent local service start` and` confluent local service connect start` The configuration file generated will become localhost:9092 again ---
**Author:** ![OneCricketeer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.confluent.io/onecricketeer/32/1551_2.png) [@OneCricketeer](https://forum.confluent.io/u/OneCricketeer)\ **Post date:** [15 May 2023 23:49 UTC](https://forum.confluent.io/t/confluent-local-service-connect-start-error/7792/2 "2023-05-15T23:49:24Z")
“confluent local”, by definition, uses localhost. That command is not meant to be used in production scenarios, or with external clusters. Please use `connect-distributed` directly ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/confluentcommunity/original/1X/c49438c90c9df282e9996fdf6971be890c71b65a.svg) [@system](https://forum.confluent.io/u/system)\ **Post date:** [14 June 2023 23:50 UTC](https://forum.confluent.io/t/confluent-local-service-connect-start-error/7792/3 "2023-06-14T23:50:15Z")
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