# Elastic Community and Ecosystem **URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/c/elastic-community-ecosystem/12.md [Latest](https://discuss.elastic.co/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discuss.elastic.co/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discuss.elastic.co/tags.md) --- ## [Help Promoting Your Talk or Meetup Group](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/help-promoting-your-talk-or-meetup-group/1305)
**Author:** [@Leslie\_Hawthorn](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Leslie_Hawthorn)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2015, 11:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/help-promoting-your-talk-or-meetup-group/1305 "2015-05-26T11:13:57Z")
If you're convening a meetup about the Elastic Stack, we would love to hear from you. Please let us know about the meetup and we will happily promote it in our newsletters, on our blog, via email to our contacts database… --- ## [Elastic User Group Organizer's Guide](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-user-group-organizers-guide/1297)
**Author:** [@Leslie\_Hawthorn](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Leslie_Hawthorn)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2015, 10:01am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-user-group-organizers-guide/1297 "2015-05-26T10:01:25Z")
At last count, there were more than 100 user groups worldwide to talk about the Elastic stack. We're always thrilled to support meetups and can do so in a variety of ways, including attendee gifts, budget for refreshment… --- ## [About the Elastic Community and Ecosystem category](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/about-the-elastic-community-and-ecosystem-category/28)
**Author:** [@Leslie\_Hawthorn](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Leslie_Hawthorn)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2015, 3:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/about-the-elastic-community-and-ecosystem-category/28 "2015-04-22T15:45:58Z")
Connect with your fellow Elastic community members with meetups, user groups, conferences and more. Feel free to share any event that features the Elastic Stack! :smiley: --- ## [Elasticsearch Engineer - Self-Paced Learning Plan](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-engineer-self-paced-learning-plan/389892)
**Author:** [@fabio.iovine](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/fabio.iovine)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2026, 7:15am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-engineer-self-paced-learning-plan/389892 "2026-08-26T07:15:50Z")
Course: Elasticsearch Engineer - Self-Paced Learning Plan Question: Hi there. I've the business goal to get elastic certification. I already followd two courses but unfortunately for business reasons I had to give up t… --- ## [Why these at the end of all the pages in elastic.co](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-these-at-the-end-of-all-the-pages-in-elastic-co/386788)
**Author:** [@neko\_1995](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/neko_1995)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2026, 6:07am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-these-at-the-end-of-all-the-pages-in-elastic-co/386788 "2026-06-11T06:07:57Z")
--- ## [Elastic Observability Exam query](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-observability-exam-query/386148)
**Author:** [@Sharmon](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sharmon)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2026, 8:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-observability-exam-query/386148 "2026-06-02T20:39:06Z")
Course: Elastic Certified Observability Exam Version: 8.8 Hello Elastic Training Team, I recently completed my Instructor-Led Training (ILT) and have a question regarding the exam requirements for APM. Edit and confi… --- ## [Exam Result Timeline](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/exam-result-timeline/386369)
**Author:** [@Shary\_chahal](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Shary_chahal)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2026, 8:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/exam-result-timeline/386369 "2026-05-25T08:44:46Z")
So after I finished my Observability certification exam what's the the timeline to get results I know its written 4-7 business days but I have heard people getting them in 3-4 hours as its checked by using automated scri… --- ## [Add node need permission on scalling elasticsearch chapter](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/add-node-need-permission-on-scalling-elasticsearch-chapter/386376)
**Author:** [@hardiyan46](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/hardiyan46)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2026, 7:25am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/add-node-need-permission-on-scalling-elasticsearch-chapter/386376 "2026-05-18T07:25:12Z")
Course: Elastic Certified Engineer self paced learning plan Version: Scaling Elasticsearch chapter Question: When adding a node using the \`kubectl\` command, permissions are required, I don't see any credentials provide… --- ## [Request: ecommerce-search-catalog-embedding-128 dataset used in ES 9.3 vs OS 3.5 vector search benchmark](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/request-ecommerce-search-catalog-embedding-128-dataset-used-in-es-9-3-vs-os-3-5-vector-search-benchmark/386023)
**Author:** [@chulong89u](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/chulong89u)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2026, 1:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/request-ecommerce-search-catalog-embedding-128-dataset-used-in-es-9-3-vs-os-3-5-vector-search-benchmark/386023 "2026-04-24T13:04:23Z")
Hi everyone, I'm looking for the dataset used in the competitive benchmarking study: "Elasticsearch 9.3 vs OpenSearch 3.5: Vector Search Performance" Blog post: OpenSearch vs. Elasticsearch: Throughput for filtered ve… --- ## [Collect Application Data learning module failing at second section - Edit APM Integration settings](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/collect-application-data-learning-module-failing-at-second-section-edit-apm-integration-settings/385529)
**Author:** [@Jes](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Jes)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2026, 2:51pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/collect-application-data-learning-module-failing-at-second-section-edit-apm-integration-settings/385529 "2026-03-19T14:51:59Z")
Course: Collect Application Data Version: Version on Elastic learning site 19/03/26 Question: In the second section - Edit APM Integration settings, the integration is not returning any data as expected after following… --- ## [Kibana server not ready](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-server-not-ready/384393)
**Author:** [@rsv](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rsv)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2026, 4:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-server-not-ready/384393 "2026-01-28T16:02:28Z")
Course: Elastic Security for SIEM Version: \ Question: I resumed the course after a few weeks pause. I had no problem the first time, but now Kibana is not accessible. The web server only … --- ## [Clarification issue in ColPali late interaction article: Hamming distance vs XOR value](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/clarification-issue-in-colpali-late-interaction-article-hamming-distance-vs-xor-value/384510)
**Author:** [@Mohammad\_Saeed\_Dalil](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mohammad_Saeed_Dalil)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2026, 10:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/clarification-issue-in-colpali-late-interaction-article-hamming-distance-vs-xor-value/384510 "2026-01-14T10:11:06Z")
I would like to report a conceptual inconsistency in the following article: Issue summary In the section describing binary quantization and similarity scoring, the article states: “Simple binary quantization will tr… --- ## [Elastic Engineer On Demand - Module 7 video loading forever and break up constantly](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-engineer-on-demand-module-7-video-loading-forever-and-break-up-constantly/384535)
**Author:** [@eglantine.mallinger](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/eglantine.mallinger)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2026, 9:12am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-engineer-on-demand-module-7-video-loading-forever-and-break-up-constantly/384535 "2026-01-14T09:12:59Z")
Hi everyone, Best wishes as it’s still january ! Course: Elastic Engineer On Demand Version: module 7 - course that is supposed to be retired at the end of the month. (was hoping to be finished by that date) Question:… --- ## [Not able to connect](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-able-to-connect/384506)
**Author:** [@Fidele](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Fidele)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2026, 5:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-able-to-connect/384506 "2026-01-13T17:00:28Z")
Dear Team, I hope this email finds you well. I am currently unable to join the virtual training session. Kindly support me in accessing the session. The email address I used to register is: firstname.lastname@minaloc.… --- ## [LAB ENVIRONMENT](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/lab-environment/384439)
**Author:** [@Sriram\_D](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sriram_D)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2026, 2:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/lab-environment/384439 "2026-01-08T14:23:10Z")
Hey , i am not able to access the lab environment, i am afraid the duration might be ended, is there any possibility that i can access and finish the course since the course ending date on jan 31st,2026 --- ## [Kibana Sample Data Error](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-sample-data-error/384399)
**Author:** [@Piotr\_Zurowski](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Piotr_Zurowski)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2026, 8:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-sample-data-error/384399 "2026-01-06T20:48:18Z")
Course: Elastic Certified Observability Engineer Version: 9.2.3 Question: While trying to get sample data like in the course I get: onError@localhost:5601/4fac8383dfc0/bundles/plugin/searchHomepage/1.0.0/searchHomepage… --- ## [LOGIN TO KIBANA](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/login-to-kibana/382000)
**Author:** [@Sriram\_D](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sriram_D)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2026, 3:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/login-to-kibana/382000 "2026-01-05T15:01:01Z")
Course: Elastic Observability Engineer (On-Demand) Version: \ Question: I am not able to login to kibana in the labs , even by giving right login credentials like 100 times --- ## [Dec 25th, 2025: \[EN\] Eat something healthier at X-mas](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dec-25th-2025-en-eat-something-healthier-at-x-mas/384137)
**Author:** [@piotrprz](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/piotrprz)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2025, 8:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dec-25th-2025-en-eat-something-healthier-at-x-mas/384137 "2025-12-25T08:00:19Z")
I hope during the holidays you folks are also eating healthy stuff, not just sweet cakes :wink: Let’s say you wanted to buy some fruit in advance, you may not know all the names, you may not know what kind of fruit y… --- ## [My\_weblog\_pipline Grok Error in Elastic Observability Engineer On Demand Course](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/my-weblog-pipline-grok-error-in-elastic-observability-engineer-on-demand-course/384235)
**Author:** [@jasonlevine](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jasonlevine)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2025, 7:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/my-weblog-pipline-grok-error-in-elastic-observability-engineer-on-demand-course/384235 "2025-12-24T19:03:32Z")
Course: Elastic Observability Engineer Version: On-Demand Question: I’m currently working through the labs in the Elastic Observability Engineer (On-Demand) course. I completed Labs 5.1 through 5.4, but ran into an er… --- ## [Dec 24th, 2025: \[EN\] BBQ for Christmas Dinner](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dec-24th-2025-en-bbq-for-christmas-dinner/384022)
**Author:** [@Ugo\_Sangiorgi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ugo_Sangiorgi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2025, 8:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dec-24th-2025-en-bbq-for-christmas-dinner/384022 "2025-12-24T08:00:14Z")
What is VectorFaces? Since today is December 24th, how about some BBQ for Christmas Dinner? VectorFaces is a face recognition demo I developed to showcase Elasticsearch vector capabilities at conferences. It searches th… --- ## [Dec 23rd, 2025: \[EN\] Enterprise Search in 2025: to crawl or not to crawl](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dec-23rd-2025-en-enterprise-search-in-2025-to-crawl-or-not-to-crawl/383980)
**Author:** [@Artem\_Shelkovnikov](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Artem_Shelkovnikov)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2025, 8:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dec-23rd-2025-en-enterprise-search-in-2025-to-crawl-or-not-to-crawl/383980 "2025-12-23T08:00:56Z")
Search in Enterprise Systems in 2025: to crawl or not to crawl There are a lot of systems out there that are used by businesses: Github, Gitlab, Jira, Confluence, Sharepoint, Salesforce, Notion and many more. They hav… --- ## [Dec 22nd, 2025: \[EN\] Scaling Bulk Indexing with Elastic Cloud Serverless](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dec-22nd-2025-en-scaling-bulk-indexing-with-elastic-cloud-serverless/383970)
**Author:** [@json](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/json)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2025, 8:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dec-22nd-2025-en-scaling-bulk-indexing-with-elastic-cloud-serverless/383970 "2025-12-22T08:00:22Z")
The split-tier architecture design of Elastic Cloud Serverless (ECS) keeps indexing tasks separate from search. It means indexing and search scale separately based on user demands of the system. On the backend, there … --- ## [Dec 21st, 2025: \[ES\] Investiga tus trazas en Discover con rapidez y claridad](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dec-21st-2025-es-investiga-tus-trazas-en-discover-con-rapidez-y-claridad/383616)
**Author:** [@irene\_blanco](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/irene_blanco)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2025, 8:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dec-21st-2025-es-investiga-tus-trazas-en-discover-con-rapidez-y-claridad/383616 "2025-12-21T08:00:30Z")
This post also exists in English. Investiga tus trazas en Discover con rapidez y claridad ¿Problemas con endpoints lentos y no sabes por dónde empezar? Ahora, en Discover, cuando la Solution View del espacio está co… --- ## [Dec 21st, 2025: \[EN\] Analyzing traces in Discover faster and clearer](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dec-21st-2025-en-analyzing-traces-in-discover-faster-and-clearer/383615)
**Author:** [@irene\_blanco](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/irene_blanco)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2025, 8:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dec-21st-2025-en-analyzing-traces-in-discover-faster-and-clearer/383615 "2025-12-21T08:00:30Z")
Este artículo está disponible en Español. Analyzing traces in Discover faster and clearer Having trouble with slow endpoints and not sure where to start? Now in Discover, when the Solution View of the space is set t… --- ## [Dec 20th, 2025: \[EN\] The performance paradox: when slower code doesn't slow you down](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dec-20th-2025-en-the-performance-paradox-when-slower-code-doesnt-slow-you-down/383868)
**Author:** [@AndersonQ](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/AndersonQ)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2025, 8:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dec-20th-2025-en-the-performance-paradox-when-slower-code-doesnt-slow-you-down/383868 "2025-12-20T08:00:37Z")
Esse artigo também está disponível em Português Welcome to day 20 of our Advent Calendar! Behind today’s door, we’re not finding whisky (as I usually do), but something even better for an engineer: a performance myst… --- ## [Dec 20th, 2025: \[PT-BR\] O paradoxo da performance: quando um código mais lento não te atrasa](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dec-20th-2025-pt-br-o-paradoxo-da-performance-quando-um-codigo-mais-lento-nao-te-atrasa/384150)
**Author:** [@AndersonQ](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/AndersonQ)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2025, 8:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dec-20th-2025-pt-br-o-paradoxo-da-performance-quando-um-codigo-mais-lento-nao-te-atrasa/384150 "2025-12-20T08:00:37Z")
This post is also available in English. Bem vindo ao dia 20 do nosso Calendário do Advento! Atras da porta de de hoje não encontrarems whisky (como eu geralmente encontro), mas algo melhor para um engneheiro de softw… --- ## [Dec 19th, 2025: \[EN\] How we made Elastic more accessible in 2025](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dec-19th-2025-en-how-we-made-elastic-more-accessible-in-2025/384132)
**Author:** [@bhavyarm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bhavyarm)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2025, 8:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dec-19th-2025-en-how-we-made-elastic-more-accessible-in-2025/384132 "2025-12-19T08:00:56Z")
At Elastic, building software with care for the people who rely on it means making accessibility a core part of product quality, it's not a side project for us. Over the last several months, our focus has been threefold:… --- ## [Dec 18th, 2025: \[EN\] Using ES|QL with dense\_vector fields](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dec-18th-2025-en-using-es-ql-with-dense-vector-fields/384024)
**Author:** [@Carlos\_D](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Carlos_D)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2025, 8:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dec-18th-2025-en-using-es-ql-with-dense-vector-fields/384024 "2025-12-18T08:00:18Z")
Este artículo está disponible en Español. Vector Search with ES|QL Today we're unwrapping one of the most exciting additions to ES|QL: native support for dense vector fields, and the functions to search them: The KNN … --- ## [Dec 18th, 2025: \[ES\] Búsqueda Vectorial con ES|QL](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dec-18th-2025-es-busqueda-vectorial-con-es-ql/384026)
**Author:** [@Carlos\_D](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Carlos_D)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2025, 8:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dec-18th-2025-es-busqueda-vectorial-con-es-ql/384026 "2025-12-18T08:00:18Z")
This post is also available in English. Búsqueda Vectorial con ES|QL Hoy descubrimos una de las incorporaciones más interesantes en ES|QL: Soporte nativo para campos dense\_vector, y las funciones para buscar en ellos… --- ## [Dec 17th, 2025: \[EN\] Meowin' Around the Christmas Tree: Tracking a Virtual Cat with Elastic Observability](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dec-17th-2025-en-meowin-around-the-christmas-tree-tracking-a-virtual-cat-with-elastic-observability/383867)
**Author:** [@Sophia\_Solomon](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sophia_Solomon)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2025, 8:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dec-17th-2025-en-meowin-around-the-christmas-tree-tracking-a-virtual-cat-with-elastic-observability/383867 "2025-12-17T08:00:48Z")
Meowin' Around the Christmas Tree: Tracking a Virtual Cat with Elastic Observability One of the most fascinating parts of observability in this modern age is its versatility. While we usually refer to the Internet of … [Next page](https://discuss.elastic.co/c/elastic-community-ecosystem/12.md?page=1)