# Kibana

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## [Failed to start kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-start-kibana/155775)

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**Author:** [@rmadoori](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rmadoori)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 13, 2018, 6:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-start-kibana/155775 "2018-11-13T06:00:14Z")

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Hi , Kibana is not staring \`{"type":"log","@timestamp":"2018-11-07T19:04:53Z","tags":\["info","optimize"\],"pid":1,"message":"Optimizing and caching bundles for ml, stateSessionStorageRedirect, status\_page, timelion, gra…

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## [How to easily navigate to or go back to 100th page in the Dashboard's Discover window?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-easily-navigate-to-or-go-back-to-100th-page-in-the-dashboards-discover-window/156386)

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**Author:** [@hsluoyz](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/hsluoyz)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 13, 2018, 5:19am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-easily-navigate-to-or-go-back-to-100th-page-in-the-dashboards-discover-window/156386 "2018-11-13T05:19:29Z")

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I have created a dashboard and added a "Saved Search" (aka Discover) window to it. But then I found it only shows 50 items by default. And I have to use the following buttons to go to next page. This is inconvenient b…

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## [Creating base visualisations in Kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/creating-base-visualisations-in-kibana/156248)

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**Author:** [@MishMick](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/MishMick)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 13, 2018, 4:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/creating-base-visualisations-in-kibana/156248 "2018-11-13T04:59:15Z")

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import { VisFactoryProvider } from 'ui/vis/vis\_factory'; import { VisTypesRegistryProvider } from 'ui/registry/vis\_types'; import { Schemas } from 'ui/vis/editors/default/schemas'; import { CATEGORY } from 'ui/vis/vis\_ca…

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## [Can region map or coordinate map showing more than one parameter/metric](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-region-map-or-coordinate-map-showing-more-than-one-parameter-metric/156376)

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**Author:** [@levi\_munthe](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/levi_munthe)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 13, 2018, 3:14am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-region-map-or-coordinate-map-showing-more-than-one-parameter-metric/156376 "2018-11-13T03:14:50Z")

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hey i try region map, but i want to custom it more over so i can show more than one parameter/metric. can kibana do this, Thanks.

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## [How to display 'offline' in kibana dashboard, if no document from es in xx second?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-display-offline-in-kibana-dashboard-if-no-document-from-es-in-xx-second/156372)

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**Author:** [@Ton\_Panich](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ton_Panich)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 13, 2018, 2:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-display-offline-in-kibana-dashboard-if-no-document-from-es-in-xx-second/156372 "2018-11-13T02:36:59Z")

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Hi all, i'm new in kibana. Could you share any idea about how to display or alert in dashboard if no document from es for more than xx second? i'm stuck in this issue for more than 2 days. Advance thanks in any comment…

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## [Kibana can't connect with Elasticsearch](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-cant-connect-with-elasticsearch/156224)

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**Author:** [@terrymu](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/terrymu)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 13, 2018, 2:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-cant-connect-with-elasticsearch/156224 "2018-11-13T02:29:06Z")

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Dear experts, I met and issue that my Kibana can't connect with my Elasticsearch, The result shows as below: Checked the Kibana WEB GUI, there is an issue shows as below: illegal\_argument\_exception\] No endpoint o…

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## [Saved interactive dashboard to drill down and filter logs](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/saved-interactive-dashboard-to-drill-down-and-filter-logs/156337)

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**Author:** [@SundarV](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/SundarV)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2018, 11:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/saved-interactive-dashboard-to-drill-down-and-filter-logs/156337 "2018-11-12T23:23:33Z")

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Hi, I' trying to create a dashboard to make it easy for others to look at logs. This involves 2 levels of drill down based on some tags - a higher level group and then components within that group (different groups can…

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## [Error Level on ngnix and php](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-level-on-ngnix-and-php/156258)

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**Author:** [@shahid](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/shahid)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2018, 10:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-level-on-ngnix-and-php/156258 "2018-11-12T22:25:44Z")

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How can i filter my php and ngnix errors for these 3 levels "fatal" "error" "warn" "info" "debug" "trace" and then show there PIC graps. actually i didn't see header with name error level or category on the Ki…

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## [Kibana index pattern - how to change data type of json field](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-index-pattern-how-to-change-data-type-of-json-field/156340)

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**Author:** [@devops\_mike](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/devops_mike)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2018, 7:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-index-pattern-how-to-change-data-type-of-json-field/156340 "2018-11-12T19:20:49Z")

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I am successfully ingesting JSON data into ElasticSearch. Currently, it is using a @Timestamp field which filebeats is automagically including. My JSON data already has a timestamp field containing this data and it is mo…

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## [Annotations for code deployments](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/annotations-for-code-deployments/154065)

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**Author:** [@devops\_mike](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/devops_mike)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2018, 6:33pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/annotations-for-code-deployments/154065 "2018-11-12T18:33:04Z")

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I am looking to add annotations to Kibana for when new versions of code are deployed. During a demo today, I saw annotations during a machine learning demo. I had read annotations are only supported for anomaly detection…

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## [X-pack logstash not showing in Kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/x-pack-logstash-not-showing-in-kibana/155783)

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**Author:** [@frankfoti](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/frankfoti)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2018, 3:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/x-pack-logstash-not-showing-in-kibana/155783 "2018-11-12T15:03:56Z")

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Using a remote elasticsearch monitoring cluster for x-pack. xpack enabled on logstash node. Elasticsearch and kibana are showing in monitoring fine. The logstash index is created in the remote monitoring elasticsearch…

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## [Linear trend in Bar Chart visualization Vega](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/linear-trend-in-bar-chart-visualization-vega/154979)

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**Author:** [@Lidiya\_Chernova](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Lidiya_Chernova)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2018, 2:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/linear-trend-in-bar-chart-visualization-vega/154979 "2018-11-12T14:54:38Z")

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Hi guys! :wave: Could you please give a recommendation or an example how can I create a linear trends in my bar chart in Vega? Maybe there are some functions or templates that I can use? Here is my graph:

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## [Different Machines not getting the same number of documents](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/different-machines-not-getting-the-same-number-of-documents/156184)

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**Author:** [@joubeh](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/joubeh)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2018, 10:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/different-machines-not-getting-the-same-number-of-documents/156184 "2018-11-12T10:58:28Z")

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Hello, I've Kibana and Elaseticsearch on the same server, I've only one node for Elasticsearch everything is working fine but on some machines Kibana is not getting the same number of documents, I've double checked th…

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## [Kibana graphs not scaling properly](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-graphs-not-scaling-properly/156199)

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**Author:** [@wheelq](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/wheelq)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2018, 9:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-graphs-not-scaling-properly/156199 "2018-11-12T09:42:33Z")

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Something strange is happening. Graphs do not rescale all the objects properly when lines are set to smooth (screenshot attached). Any idea what might be the issue?

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## [How should i write query when i want to look for a specific value of a header from kibana logs?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-should-i-write-query-when-i-want-to-look-for-a-specific-value-of-a-header-from-kibana-logs/155466)

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**Author:** [@SreeReddy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/SreeReddy)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2018, 9:15am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-should-i-write-query-when-i-want-to-look-for-a-specific-value-of-a-header-from-kibana-logs/155466 "2018-11-12T09:15:58Z")

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For Example, how should my query be, if i want to look for specific values of X-Forwarded-For ? Below is teh value of log.Headers field and i have to parse till X-Forwarded-For field. Tried the below query, but was not …

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## [Saved searches use case?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/saved-searches-use-case/156250)

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**Author:** [@Sjaak01](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sjaak01)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2018, 8:52am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/saved-searches-use-case/156250 "2018-11-12T08:52:23Z")

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Hi, I was wondering what is the purpose of saved searches? Obviously being able to generate .csv's from the discovery page is nice, but what if for example I use a saved search for a table visualization? For example; I…

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## [How create dashboards to monitor java application exceptions](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-create-dashboards-to-monitor-java-application-exceptions/155381)

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**Author:** [@rohith3e](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rohith3e)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2018, 7:26am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-create-dashboards-to-monitor-java-application-exceptions/155381 "2018-11-12T07:26:59Z")

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I need to monitor my java application exceptions, error logs. I'm forwarding my application logs from filebeat to logstash. How do I create dashboards like in splunk to monitor error logs and exceptions.

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## [Visualize: "field" is a required parameter?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/visualize-field-is-a-required-parameter/153179)

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**Author:** [@aabababba](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/aabababba)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2018, 2:48am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/visualize-field-is-a-required-parameter/153179 "2018-11-12T02:48:11Z")

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help?

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## [Unknown error](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unknown-error/155984)

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**Author:** [@shwesinhan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/shwesinhan)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2018, 1:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unknown-error/155984 "2018-11-12T01:50:01Z")

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hi there, does anyone face this error in kibana discover? Error: unknown error at respond (https://host123.com/\_plugin/kibana/bundles/kibana.bundle.js?v=15443:13:2793) at checkRespForFailure (https://host123.com/\_pl…

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## [Storing dashboards and visualizations](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/storing-dashboards-and-visualizations/156202)

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**Author:** [@ijazadm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ijazadm)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2018, 12:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/storing-dashboards-and-visualizations/156202 "2018-11-12T00:47:14Z")

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Hi, Is there any way to store the generated data in the dashboards in such a way that once the user popluate the dashboard , it is stored somewhere , and then when the user re-visit the same dashboard it just load the s…

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## [Dynamically set absolute time in time picker based on doc value](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dynamically-set-absolute-time-in-time-picker-based-on-doc-value/156177)

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**Author:** [@kmsasidhar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kmsasidhar)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2018, 2:40am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dynamically-set-absolute-time-in-time-picker-based-on-doc-value/156177 "2018-11-11T02:40:39Z")

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Dear Kibana experts, ELK - 6.3.2 I have an index with documents with three date and timestamp fields. run\_date start\_date\_time end\_date\_time I want to use start\_date\_time value as absolute start time in time picker…

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## [Displaying a "Scripted Field" in "Metrics" visual](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/displaying-a-scripted-field-in-metrics-visual/156173)

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**Author:** [@winder](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/winder)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2018, 12:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/displaying-a-scripted-field-in-metrics-visual/156173 "2018-11-11T00:56:58Z")

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I've created a "Scripted Field" named AgeInSeconds using this: (System.currentTimeMillis() - doc\['@timestamp'\].date.getMillis()) / 1000. It is displayed as expected in the Discovery tab. For my metric I've created a fil…

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## [Create visualisation with alias as index](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-visualisation-with-alias-as-index/155874)

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**Author:** [@wheelq](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/wheelq)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2018, 11:52pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-visualisation-with-alias-as-index/155874 "2018-11-10T23:52:43Z")

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Is it possible to create visualisation in Kibana using alias instead of index?

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## [What library did Kibada Used in all of Kibana Chart?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-library-did-kibada-used-in-all-of-kibana-chart/156169)

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**Author:** [@gagantous](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/gagantous)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2018, 10:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-library-did-kibada-used-in-all-of-kibana-chart/156169 "2018-11-10T22:24:50Z")

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I just wondering, What kind of library did all elastic team used for build all of chart on kibana ? Is it Highchart Javascript library ?

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## [Creating custom Kibana plugin in React](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/creating-custom-kibana-plugin-in-react/156012)

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**Author:** [@MishMick](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/MishMick)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2018, 9:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/creating-custom-kibana-plugin-in-react/156012 "2018-11-10T21:19:08Z")

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I want to create custom Kibana plugin in React rather than AngularJS. I have written a simple React component and imported it in my main file as return VisFacory.createReactVisualization({ visConfig: { c…

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## [Couldn't find any Elasticsearch data (Reboot)](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/couldnt-find-any-elasticsearch-data-reboot/153309)

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**Author:** [@cory1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/cory1)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2018, 6:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/couldnt-find-any-elasticsearch-data-reboot/153309 "2018-11-10T18:30:49Z")

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Hello, I have ELK (6.2.4) cluster in AWS using ECS and Kibana is giving me "Couldn't find any Elasticsearch data" error. Elasticsearch version: I have the sample data ingested already into Elasticsearch: and can …

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## [Is there any way to send hundreds of items in parameter \[discovery search\]?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-there-any-way-to-send-hundreds-of-items-in-parameter-discovery-search/156021)

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**Author:** [@Gosforth](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Gosforth)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2018, 4:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/is-there-any-way-to-send-hundreds-of-items-in-parameter-discovery-search/156021 "2018-11-10T16:59:24Z")

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For instance 'product\_no: 3234354, 3454356, 255445...' Or maybe there is some query builder outside of ES that can perform such query? Regards, G.

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## [Kibana Dashboard login with Nginx reverse proxy](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-dashboard-login-with-nginx-reverse-proxy/156130)

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**Author:** [@Shahid\_Chaudhary](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Shahid_Chaudhary)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2018, 10:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-dashboard-login-with-nginx-reverse-proxy/156130 "2018-11-10T10:24:22Z")

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I installed the ELK on single server node for the login dahboard i user nginx bases auth but i am unable to login on the dashboard , when i check the nginx error logs i am getting these. root@ip-172-31-50-xxx:/home/ubu…

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## [ES + Kibana on CentOS](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/es-kibana-on-centos/156126)

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**Author:** [@frankbeamer](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/frankbeamer)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2018, 9:48am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/es-kibana-on-centos/156126 "2018-11-10T09:48:53Z")

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Ahoi everyone, I've installed the .rpm of elasticsearch on a server running CentOS. After that, i installed Kibana by using the tar.gz file Opened ports 9200 / 9300 / 5601 on firewall. Since this is running on a remot…

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## [Defining multiple Elasticsearch URL on kibana.yml](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/defining-multiple-elasticsearch-url-on-kibana-yml/155883)

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**Author:** [@Ganesh2303](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ganesh2303)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2018, 6:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/defining-multiple-elasticsearch-url-on-kibana-yml/155883 "2018-11-10T06:10:21Z")

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HI, I have 2 master node and i want to configure both the ES URL into my kibana.yml . So that when any one of my master get down kibana will point another master. How can i do this.

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