# Kibana

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## [Kibana is not running](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-is-not-running/42842)

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**Author:** [@babeesh](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/babeesh)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [March 2, 2016, 4:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-is-not-running/42842 "2016-03-02T04:09:53Z")

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Installed ELK on AWS ubuntu 14.04. ELK versions : Elasticsearch 2.2.x, Logstash 2.2.x, and Kibana 4.4.x. While checking the status elasticsearch and logstash are running, but kibana is not running. I will share the re…

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## [Kibana 4.4.1 - unable to npm start or build](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-4-4-1-unable-to-npm-start-or-build/43035)

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**Author:** [@jliang](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jliang)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 2, 2016, 1:15am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-4-4-1-unable-to-npm-start-or-build/43035 "2016-03-02T01:15:42Z")

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I just download the Kibana 4.4.1 and tring to make some changes which I juse to do for kibana 4.3 or previous versions. But nothing was apply when I use bin/kibana. And npm start is no longer working. And also how can I …

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## [Remove suggestions for deleted index patterns](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/remove-suggestions-for-deleted-index-patterns/43142)

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**Author:** [@yahoo](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/yahoo)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 1, 2016, 11:53pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/remove-suggestions-for-deleted-index-patterns/43142 "2016-03-01T23:53:28Z")

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Hi I deleted 6 indices from Elasticsearch 2.1.1. However their patterns still show up as suggestions in Kibana. I even reinstalled Logstash, ES, and Kibana 4.3.1 Windows in a separate directory. But the suggestions s…

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## [Kibana bar chart inaccurate when searching on field? \[SOLVED\]](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-bar-chart-inaccurate-when-searching-on-field-solved/42908)

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**Author:** [@ChrisR](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ChrisR)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 1, 2016, 9:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-bar-chart-inaccurate-when-searching-on-field-solved/42908 "2016-03-01T21:18:58Z")

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I'm seeing an issue with bar chart values when searching on a field. The bar chart values are accurate when there is nothing in the search field, but when I search for field:"xyz", the numbers in the bars are close but …

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## [Run Kibana as a service on Windows](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/run-kibana-as-a-service-on-windows/42359)

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**Author:** [@arianayay](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/arianayay)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 1, 2016, 5:51pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/run-kibana-as-a-service-on-windows/42359 "2016-03-01T17:51:08Z")

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How can I run Kibana on my machine as a service so that I don't keep on pointing the folder and running it manually? I want to use a cURL syntax since it is what I'm using.

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## [Display a string value (from a JSON key) in the tabular format of visualisation](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/display-a-string-value-from-a-json-key-in-the-tabular-format-of-visualisation/42875)

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**Author:** [@ppp](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ppp)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [March 1, 2016, 5:38pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/display-a-string-value-from-a-json-key-in-the-tabular-format-of-visualisation/42875 "2016-03-01T17:38:00Z")

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Hello, I'd really appreciate your help in the following. I am receiving JSON messages in Kibana and in them there is a key called warning. I'd like to create a simple visualisation (in tabular format?) that shows the t…

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## [Kibana 4 unattended configuration of default index pattern?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-4-unattended-configuration-of-default-index-pattern/1737)

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**Author:** [@mpavlov](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mpavlov)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [March 1, 2016, 10:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-4-unattended-configuration-of-default-index-pattern/1737 "2016-03-01T10:37:00Z")

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Today configuration is often managed by software (Chef, Ansible, etc.) with zero human interaction. Configuring Kibana4's required default index pattern on first install, however, seems to be intended to require human at…

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## [Iframe embedded chart show table](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/iframe-embedded-chart-show-table/42992)

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**Author:** [@isaacpm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/isaacpm)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 1, 2016, 9:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/iframe-embedded-chart-show-table/42992 "2016-03-01T09:10:21Z")

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Hi, I'm using embedded charts and have the iframe set to embedded with embed=true in the url. It works well, and nothing else than the graph is showed. if I don't use embedded I can access the table behind the chart, b…

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## [Can I provide name to a filter in kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-provide-name-to-a-filter-in-kibana/42986)

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**Author:** [@vikas\_gopal](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vikas_gopal)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 1, 2016, 8:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-i-provide-name-to-a-filter-in-kibana/42986 "2016-03-01T08:53:43Z")

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Hi Experts, I have a very basic requirement , right now I am using 3 filters to create a data table as shown below . Here I am using 3 filters , now I want to provide a name to these filters to make it more understan…

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## [Visualizing geo\_points on Kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/visualizing-geo-points-on-kibana/42985)

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**Author:** [@Croos](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Croos)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 1, 2016, 8:46am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/visualizing-geo-points-on-kibana/42985 "2016-03-01T08:46:19Z")

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No results found in visualization. I attached my screen shots.

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## [Kibana accessing issue in IE 11 browser](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-accessing-issue-in-ie-11-browser/41156)

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**Author:** [@Ganesh2303](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ganesh2303)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 1, 2016, 2:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-accessing-issue-in-ie-11-browser/41156 "2016-03-01T02:59:33Z")

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HI , My kibana working fine in chrome, but when i open in IE 11 it showing some error can anyone help me out of it.

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## [Kibana nginx file configuration](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-nginx-file-configuration/42837)

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**Author:** [@el.qa](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/el.qa)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 1, 2016, 12:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-nginx-file-configuration/42837 "2016-03-01T00:58:08Z")

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Hi All, I already have kibana running on port 5610, what I want is to run another directory (orders) on the same port as kibana, but it doesn't seem to work. This is the config I have so far: server { listen xx.…

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## [Numbers and mappings](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/numbers-and-mappings/42891)

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**Author:** [@mad\_min](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mad_min)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 29, 2016, 9:42pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/numbers-and-mappings/42891 "2016-02-29T21:42:12Z")

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Hi team, How can one create mappings for numbers such that large numbers are represented as K (for 1000), M(Million) etc? How does one create custom mappings? (Such as bit rate: bps, or other ways of representation) …

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## [Marvel in Red state while indexing](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/marvel-in-red-state-while-indexing/42863)

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**Author:** [@iliasse](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/iliasse)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [February 29, 2016, 8:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/marvel-in-red-state-while-indexing/42863 "2016-02-29T08:57:04Z")

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Hi, I'm new to Kibana and Marvel. I have a problem where Kibana is always Red when i'm bulk indexing documents (i'm using the Bulk JAVA API) After the indexing, it goes back alive and shows some stats, but no graph his…

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## [Kibana missing time-field name option](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-missing-time-field-name-option/42968)

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**Author:** [@bishaka](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bishaka)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [February 29, 2016, 8:26am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-missing-time-field-name-option/42968 "2016-02-29T08:26:42Z")

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So i set up Kibana on my windows machine and I don't see the Time-field name option. is it not suppose to be there on the newest version? FYI: I installed Elasticsearch, logstash and kibana on windows

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## [Official cookbook to install kibana 4](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/official-cookbook-to-install-kibana-4/42906)

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**Author:** [@Srinivasan\_Ramaswamy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Srinivasan_Ramaswamy)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2016, 3:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/official-cookbook-to-install-kibana-4/42906 "2016-02-28T03:13:03Z")

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I am looking for a chef cookbook to install kibana. I did find kibana\_lwrp but it installs ngnix and stuff. This brings me to another question. Why do i need ngnix with kibana. Most of the articles i find online talk …

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## [Delay starting Kibana until Elasticsearch fully up](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delay-starting-kibana-until-elasticsearch-fully-up/42580)

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**Author:** [@hvisage](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/hvisage)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2016, 12:35am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delay-starting-kibana-until-elasticsearch-fully-up/42580 "2016-02-28T00:35:17Z")

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Hi there, It appears that I have a elasticsearch starting too slow for kibana, and tuning variables in config/kibana.yml didn't work. Any help in how to convince Kibana to wait longer for Elasticsearch to startup? See …

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## [Jaspersoft and kibana comparison](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/jaspersoft-and-kibana-comparison/26706)

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**Author:** [@Navneet\_Mathpal](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Navneet_Mathpal)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 27, 2016, 8:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/jaspersoft-and-kibana-comparison/26706 "2016-02-27T20:43:00Z")

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Hi ALL, I came accross jaspersoft which is also a business intelligence software. I know we can also integrate elastic with jaspersoft .I have some question regarding how jaspersoft is different from kibana ? ho…

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## [Kibana Error: Discover: Unable to parse/serialize body](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-error-discover-unable-to-parse-serialize-body/42600)

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**Author:** [@tgdesrochers](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tgdesrochers)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 27, 2016, 11:20am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-error-discover-unable-to-parse-serialize-body/42600 "2016-02-27T11:20:05Z")

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I am getting the following error. I haven't changed anything about my setup. What causes the error. I tried googling but nothing seems to solve the problem. rror: Unable to parse/serialize body at respond (http:…

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## [How to sort based on field in search ouput](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-sort-based-on-field-in-search-ouput/42704)

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**Author:** [@lamp0chka](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/lamp0chka)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 26, 2016, 8:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-sort-based-on-field-in-search-ouput/42704 "2016-02-26T20:37:00Z")

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Hi, It seems that .raw fields are not displayed in search results output (both discover and dashboard) and Kibana throws an error if I try to sort based on analyzed field. For example I would like to sort by host, bu…

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## [Kibana startup fails for kibana-4.4.1-1.x86\_64](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-startup-fails-for-kibana-4-4-1-1-x86-64/42765)

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**Author:** [@carlosq](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/carlosq)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 26, 2016, 8:05pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-startup-fails-for-kibana-4-4-1-1-x86-64/42765 "2016-02-26T20:05:17Z")

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Hi, After installing, run Kibana from the install directory: bin/kibana and I got following error: Error: Cannot find module '/opt/kibana/src/src/utils/packageJson' you can see it has double /src in the path. Ple…

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## [Timestamp range in elasticsearch](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/timestamp-range-in-elasticsearch/42482)

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**Author:** [@lucifer](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/lucifer)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [February 26, 2016, 8:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/timestamp-range-in-elasticsearch/42482 "2016-02-26T20:03:26Z")

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While using ELK Stack for log analysis, there are 2 timestamps. One at which the log enters logstash, and one at which the log is actually generated. How can I apply range filter on the latter?

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## [Kibana Pie chart with multiple segments and different aggregations](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-pie-chart-with-multiple-segments-and-different-aggregations/42848)

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**Author:** [@gunay](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/gunay)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 26, 2016, 7:40pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-pie-chart-with-multiple-segments-and-different-aggregations/42848 "2016-02-26T19:40:18Z")

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Hi, I have a Kibana pie chart with two segments as show in the image. As aggregation each segment has "sum" of a field called "duration.time". I would like have a different aggregation for each segment. For example, "su…

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## [String in 'Metric' visualization + Timezone issue](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/string-in-metric-visualization-timezone-issue/40188)

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**Author:** [@mad\_min](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mad_min)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [February 26, 2016, 7:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/string-in-metric-visualization-timezone-issue/40188 "2016-02-26T19:24:14Z")

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Hi list, Is there anyway to put a string in the 'Metric' visualization? Or any other way to dynamically show a string value in Kibana? One of my fields is a string and describes a property of the dashboard, it would b…

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## [Exceptions chronology over the linked log records](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/exceptions-chronology-over-the-linked-log-records/42860)

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**Author:** [@Dmitry\_Reshetnik](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Dmitry_Reshetnik)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 26, 2016, 7:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/exceptions-chronology-over-the-linked-log-records/42860 "2016-02-26T19:21:45Z")

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Hi, There is a system with a lot of components. Each component has 1+ instances. And each instances writes each log file. Service1 (service1.\[PID1\].log) Service2 (service2.\[PID2\].log) Service3 (service3.\[PID3\].log) …

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## [General Kibana Questions](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/general-kibana-questions/42658)

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**Author:** [@Wayne\_Taylor](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Wayne_Taylor)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [February 26, 2016, 7:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/general-kibana-questions/42658 "2016-02-26T19:13:17Z")

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Hi All, I have some general Kibana questions and sorry if they've been asked before: For a tile map. I have location with my geopoint information. Right now if I have a heatmap and hover over a specific point it giv…

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## [Any way to show aggregations by columns instead of by rows?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/any-way-to-show-aggregations-by-columns-instead-of-by-rows/42719)

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**Author:** [@feicipet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/feicipet)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 26, 2016, 6:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/any-way-to-show-aggregations-by-columns-instead-of-by-rows/42719 "2016-02-26T18:57:34Z")

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Hi, In Kibana, I can only create sub-bucket aggregations which is visualized as rows: Is there a way to display the aggregation as columns instead? Invitation time CampaignType:Sms CampaignType:Email …

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## [Kibana always crashes](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-always-crashes/42793)

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**Author:** [@sk92129](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sk92129)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 26, 2016, 3:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-always-crashes/42793 "2016-02-26T15:02:49Z")

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Every day or so, I noticed that my instance of kibana on AWS AMI disappears. It must have crashed. I have to log back into kibana to restart it. I look at the /var/log/kibana/ and see two log files kibana.stdout k…

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## [Kibana color visualisation](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-color-visualisation/42573)

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**Author:** [@sylv](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sylv)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 26, 2016, 8:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-color-visualisation/42573 "2016-02-26T08:34:44Z")

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Hello it is possible now to modify colors on visualization. how to do that on splited chart? is it possible to extend that possibility when you split chart ? tks Sylvain

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## [Decorator for aggregated values](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/decorator-for-aggregated-values/42712)

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**Author:** [@feicipet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/feicipet)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 26, 2016, 3:23am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/decorator-for-aggregated-values/42712 "2016-02-26T03:23:13Z")

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I have certain fields where the value is a numeric and it represents a certain status (e.g. 0 - OK, 1 - User Error, 2 - System Error etc). But if I show just the numeric value in a report, it's not really intuitive to in…

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