# Kibana

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## [How to use Ctx Variable to access the source fields in Kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-use-ctx-variable-to-access-the-source-fields-in-kibana/181361)

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**Author:** [@shanky1997](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/shanky1997)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2019, 10:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-use-ctx-variable-to-access-the-source-fields-in-kibana/181361 "2019-05-24T10:29:25Z")

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Ok so what I want is alerting in Kibana so I was designing the message in Kibana that will be received in NIFI, now I want some source field data (\_source) present inside json but how to access it using ctx (Context) var…

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## [Embed only the visualization without seeing side menu and header](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/embed-only-the-visualization-without-seeing-side-menu-and-header/182609)

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**Author:** [@somi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/somi)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2019, 10:04am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/embed-only-the-visualization-without-seeing-side-menu-and-header/182609 "2019-05-24T10:04:51Z")

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Hi, I'd like to embed a simple dashboard / visualization into my web app with using the recommended share feature. My issue is that sometimes I only see the actual graph (as I should), and other occasion (without changi…

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## [\[stable/kibana\] FATAL ValidationError: child "elasticsearch" fails because \["hosts" is not allowed\]](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/stable-kibana-fatal-validationerror-child-elasticsearch-fails-because-hosts-is-not-allowed/182435)

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**Author:** [@kirkwmd](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kirkwmd)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2019, 7:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/stable-kibana-fatal-validationerror-child-elasticsearch-fails-because-hosts-is-not-allowed/182435 "2019-05-24T07:00:08Z")

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\[Kibana 6.5.4\] We are using Kibana 6.5.4, therefor as stated in the values.yaml we have swapped the elasticsearch.hosts for .url, still to no effect. Version of Helm and Kubernetes : K8s 1.13.3 Which chart : stable/k…

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## [Central Kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/central-kibana/181979)

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**Author:** [@Kirtash](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Kirtash)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2019, 6:51am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/central-kibana/181979 "2019-05-24T06:51:23Z")

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Hi all!! I'm using ES and I have been add many elastic and filebeats to control the differents outputs (the separation is for microservice) but is possible know if the differents filebeats are up using Kibana? thanks f…

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## [Kibana Error sticIpassword](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-error-sticipassword/182561)

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**Author:** [@junk\_robo](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/junk_robo)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2019, 6:02am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-error-sticipassword/182561 "2019-05-24T06:02:28Z")

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Hi Team, I am getting the below error when trying to restart Kibana. FATAL ValidationError: child "elasticsearch" fails because \["sticIpassword" is not allowed\]

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## [Kibana field alias](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-field-alias/182524)

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**Author:** [@Carlos\_Rojas](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Carlos_Rojas)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2019, 10:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-field-alias/182524 "2019-05-23T22:25:33Z")

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Hi guys, how make this: is Kibana 7. I dont find documentation abut this best Regards

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## [Line Charts only Allow Three Split Series?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/line-charts-only-allow-three-split-series/182520)

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**Author:** [@jakegwood](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jakegwood)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2019, 9:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/line-charts-only-allow-three-split-series/182520 "2019-05-23T21:29:48Z")

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I am creating a line chart in Kibana. My index pattern has a numeric value, @timestamp, and numerous keywords. I am trying to sort by time, put the sum of values on the Y axis, and split the time series into separate lin…

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## [Percentage on canvas](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/percentage-on-canvas/182395)

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**Author:** [@pathri](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/pathri)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2019, 7:42pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/percentage-on-canvas/182395 "2019-05-23T19:42:17Z")

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i was trying canvas and not able to understand the marked 51%, how exactly it is coming and what does {getCell "percentage"} mean? thanks in advance

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## [Durations and counts between events](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/durations-and-counts-between-events/182324)

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**Author:** [@cheeni](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/cheeni)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2019, 6:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/durations-and-counts-between-events/182324 "2019-05-23T18:26:39Z")

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Greetings Elastic Stack experts. I have an index of timestamped events like so (which I have transformed into JSON, but using simple strings here for readability): ID: 1, name: ABC, time: 111.11, action: start ID: 2, …

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## [Trying to create a scripted field in Kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/trying-to-create-a-scripted-field-in-kibana/182471)

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**Author:** [@nicks1993](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/nicks1993)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2019, 4:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/trying-to-create-a-scripted-field-in-kibana/182471 "2019-05-23T16:26:12Z")

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I have a log with a message field that I want to parse a "time" field out of. for example: message: words::words::words (time=517, words) is an example of my message field. I want to create a field called time contain…

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## [How to do math with the visual builder](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-do-math-with-the-visual-builder/182457)

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**Author:** [@6tUBp3gwd9Zp](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/6tUBp3gwd9Zp)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2019, 3:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-do-math-with-the-visual-builder/182457 "2019-05-23T15:06:22Z")

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I don't understand how I can do math on an aggregation with the visual builder. It always says that it doesn't know the variable.

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## [Kibana 5.5 and Canvas](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-5-5-and-canvas/182325)

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**Author:** [@maikelreisbr](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/maikelreisbr)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2019, 2:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-5-5-and-canvas/182325 "2019-05-23T14:41:49Z")

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Hello all, Im new in this group and would like to check with youall if is there a way to have Canvas and Kibana 5.5. my ES is 5.5 so I\`m not able to update it right now Thanks

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## [Markdown Widget doesn't appear to be functioning using mustache in v7](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/markdown-widget-doesnt-appear-to-be-functioning-using-mustache-in-v7/182294)

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**Author:** [@peruzzijl](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/peruzzijl)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2019, 1:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/markdown-widget-doesnt-appear-to-be-functioning-using-mustache-in-v7/182294 "2019-05-23T13:18:55Z")

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When using the markdown widget, it appears that any mustache typed text is printed literally when previewing or saving. Was this feature removed and if so how do I create something similar? This is what i have in my wi…

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## [Major performance issues when using Timelion](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/major-performance-issues-when-using-timelion/182180)

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**Author:** [@6tUBp3gwd9Zp](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/6tUBp3gwd9Zp)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2019, 1:17pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/major-performance-issues-when-using-timelion/182180 "2019-05-23T13:17:43Z")

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When using Timelion visualizations there are major performance issues. Most of the time giving no response or having very long response time (see Images). The sampling interval is set to auto and the max bucket count is …

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## [How to change the Logo of Kibana Version 7.1.0](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-change-the-logo-of-kibana-version-7-1-0/182199)

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**Author:** [@Nishar\_shaik](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Nishar_shaik)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2019, 12:40pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-change-the-logo-of-kibana-version-7-1-0/182199 "2019-05-23T12:40:57Z")

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Hi all, I am working on Kibana . I just want to change the logo of Kibana.I found some articles where they have given the path to change the logo, but they are for older versions like 5 and above till 6.8.0. I am workin…

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## [Canvas Gauge with Timelion](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/canvas-gauge-with-timelion/180833)

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**Author:** [@ScottBarnes](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ScottBarnes)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2019, 11:27am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/canvas-gauge-with-timelion/180833 "2019-05-23T11:27:20Z")

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Hi all, Thanks in advance for you support. I'm getting an interesting result in my Guage in Canvas. The Guage is supposed to be showing the Referred Percentage of the values to the left, clearly this should be 47%. …

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## [Problem in displaying data interspersed with -](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/problem-in-displaying-data-interspersed-with/182265)

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**Author:** [@si-bi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/si-bi)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2019, 7:15am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/problem-in-displaying-data-interspersed-with/182265 "2019-05-23T07:15:28Z")

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Goodevening everyone I have a problem with Visualize: My index contains several attributes with a format similar to "SC - CC1 - IIS - edof restart". When I go to create a diagram, however, this attribute is divided in…

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## [Terms aggregation in Timelion](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/terms-aggregation-in-timelion/182137)

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**Author:** [@6tUBp3gwd9Zp](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/6tUBp3gwd9Zp)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2019, 6:39am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/terms-aggregation-in-timelion/182137 "2019-05-23T06:39:59Z")

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Is it somehow possible to aggregate over terms with Timelion?

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## [Automatically load saved dashboards, visualizations etc (export.json) on startup](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/automatically-load-saved-dashboards-visualizations-etc-export-json-on-startup/182071)

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**Author:** [@Neeraj\_Jain](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Neeraj_Jain)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2019, 6:25am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/automatically-load-saved-dashboards-visualizations-etc-export-json-on-startup/182071 "2019-05-23T06:25:00Z")

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Hi, I am using ELK stack in my application where logstash pushes a lot of metrics to ES and with those i have created few dashboards and visualizations in kibana. I have exported all the saved objects to export.json. I …

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## [Format -\> Color regexp for numerical fields?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/format-color-regexp-for-numerical-fields/182142)

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**Author:** [@Sjaak01](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sjaak01)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2019, 2:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/format-color-regexp-for-numerical-fields/182142 "2019-05-23T02:29:04Z")

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Hello, What kind of regexp does this color formatter support for numericals? I'm don't have a lot of knowledge regarding regexp but something like \[5-9\]\[0-9\] or (\[5-9\]\[0-9\]) works in online regexp checkers but not in Ki…

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## [Visual builder customization](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/visual-builder-customization/182318)

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**Author:** [@Ambarish\_Chitnis](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ambarish_Chitnis)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2019, 10:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/visual-builder-customization/182318 "2019-05-22T22:43:26Z")

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I only want to show the Time Series tab in the Visual builder and hide all other tabs like Metric, Top N etc. Is this possible?

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## [Persist filters in Discover page](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/persist-filters-in-discover-page/182317)

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**Author:** [@oliver\_avram](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/oliver_avram)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2019, 10:42pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/persist-filters-in-discover-page/182317 "2019-05-22T22:42:45Z")

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Hi there, I am somewhat new to Kibana. I noticed below behavior when setting up filters in the Discovery page: I set up a set of working filters and then when I close the Kibana admin page and try to re-enter the pag…

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## [Template for Kibana 6.7 navbarExtensions plugin in React](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/template-for-kibana-6-7-navbarextensions-plugin-in-react/182287)

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**Author:** [@srbdev](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/srbdev)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2019, 8:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/template-for-kibana-6-7-navbarextensions-plugin-in-react/182287 "2019-05-22T20:13:33Z")

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I would like to create a new Kibana plugin of the navbarExtensions type and using ReactJS for Kibana 6.7, but I cannot find some sort of template or documention on how to do so. Is there any documentation or GitHub links…

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## [Using the explain api in kibana dev tools not working](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/using-the-explain-api-in-kibana-dev-tools-not-working/182115)

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**Author:** [@dkarpov](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dkarpov)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2019, 8:05pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/using-the-explain-api-in-kibana-dev-tools-not-working/182115 "2019-05-22T20:05:11Z")

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I am trying to figure out how ES is scoring my query. I am using the Kibana dev tools console with the explain api but I cannot get it to work. The index I am querying is called "resource" Performing a search with the …

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## [Missing Filter Value in Kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/missing-filter-value-in-kibana/181918)

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**Author:** [@MNurhakimB](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/MNurhakimB)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2019, 7:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/missing-filter-value-in-kibana/181918 "2019-05-22T19:58:46Z")

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I have a few visualization on Kibana and all values are reflected in the charts. Unfortunately when I want to filter certain values, it is not there. For example, the value that I want to filter is "An unauthorised card …

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## [Tag cloud as a filter](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/tag-cloud-as-a-filter/182183)

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**Author:** [@afatkina](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/afatkina)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2019, 7:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/tag-cloud-as-a-filter/182183 "2019-05-22T19:39:58Z")

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HI! I want to use tag cloud as a filter in a dashboard for histograms and display substrings in cloud. I've added a script to JSON input field { "script": { "inline": "doc\['\_index'\].value.substring(3) ", "lang": "p…

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## [How to accommodate minutely and hourly data in the same visualisation?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-accommodate-minutely-and-hourly-data-in-the-same-visualisation/182136)

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**Author:** [@Rishabh\_Gupta1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Rishabh_Gupta1)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2019, 7:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-accommodate-minutely-and-hourly-data-in-the-same-visualisation/182136 "2019-05-22T19:25:18Z")

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Current Scenario - The current dashboard is set to Sum aggregation at minutely level. My dashboard currently works only when interval is set to minutely. If I change the interval the current graph shows incorrect values…

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## [Unable to create an Index Pattern, pattern creation hanging up or failing](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-create-an-index-pattern-pattern-creation-hanging-up-or-failing/178687)

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**Author:** [@Ryan\_Downey](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ryan_Downey)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2019, 6:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-create-an-index-pattern-pattern-creation-hanging-up-or-failing/178687 "2019-05-22T18:25:37Z")

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ES 6.5.4 Kibana 6.5.4 I've been using the Machine Learning - Data Visualizer feature in Kibana the last few weeks and just recently it started failing when creating an Index Pattern. I go through the steps of importin…

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## [Is it possible to integrate kibana with remote logstash?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-it-possible-to-integrate-kibana-with-remote-logstash/182085)

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**Author:** [@Mohamed\_Afzal](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mohamed_Afzal)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2019, 4:52pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-it-possible-to-integrate-kibana-with-remote-logstash/182085 "2019-05-22T16:52:19Z")

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Hi, I am very new to ELK and currently i installed it to an ubuntu server and i want to know is there a way to integrate Kibana to a remote logstash?(which is in Nagios Logserver) if so how it can be achieved? Hope to…

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## [Kibana visualizations throws shard failure](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-visualizations-throws-shard-failure/182211)

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**Author:** [@elk11](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/elk11)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2019, 4:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-visualizations-throws-shard-failure/182211 "2019-05-22T16:23:57Z")

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Hi, I'm upgrading elasticsearch cluster from 5.x to 7.0. I have setup a 7.0.0 cluster and then reindexed data from 5.x cluster. And then exported all the saved objects from Kibana instance to new one(Kibana 7.0.0). pos…

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