# Elastic Observability

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/c/observability/82.md?page=156

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## [Filebeat fails to process kibana json logs "failed to format message from \*json-.log "in a kubernetes enviroment](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-fails-to-process-kibana-json-logs-failed-to-format-message-from-json-log-in-a-kubernetes-enviroment/163558)

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**Author:** [@paltaa](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/paltaa)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [January 24, 2019, 2:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filebeat-fails-to-process-kibana-json-logs-failed-to-format-message-from-json-log-in-a-kubernetes-enviroment/163558 "2019-01-24T14:21:57Z")

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So ive mounted ELK stack with filebeat in a kubernetes enviroment, im parsing all the logs correctly, only problem is the kibana json-logs format that get error failed to format message from /var/lib/docker/containers/…

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## [Elastic APM agent services (APM server output configured to logstash) are not displayed in Kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-apm-agent-services-apm-server-output-configured-to-logstash-are-not-displayed-in-kibana/165547)

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**Author:** [@abdulsofts](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/abdulsofts)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 24, 2019, 11:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-apm-agent-services-apm-server-output-configured-to-logstash-are-not-displayed-in-kibana/165547 "2019-01-24T11:32:31Z")

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Hi, Problem: APM agent services not listed out in the Kibana APM services screen. Problem Description: I have configured my elastic APM Java agent and found that agent is able to communicate with APM server successfu…

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## [How to charge for three elk software](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-charge-for-three-elk-software/165507)

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**Author:** [@wcfCode](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/wcfCode)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 24, 2019, 1:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-charge-for-three-elk-software/165507 "2019-01-24T01:37:58Z")

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How to charge for three elk software

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## [Apm-agent-ruby shows error with no description](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-agent-ruby-shows-error-with-no-description/165206)

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**Author:** [@Abhimanyu\_Kaushal](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Abhimanyu_Kaushal)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2019, 11:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-agent-ruby-shows-error-with-no-description/165206 "2019-01-23T11:42:12Z")

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I am trying to use Elastic APM in Rails. When it starts it responds with an error: \[ElasticAPM\] APM Server reponded with an error: "" I am not able to identify the problem here. My apm server is running fine over ngin…

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## [Distributed tracing with custom transactions (Node.js agent)](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/distributed-tracing-with-custom-transactions-node-js-agent/164671)

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**Author:** [@treble.snake](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/treble.snake)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2019, 9:16am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/distributed-tracing-with-custom-transactions-node-js-agent/164671 "2019-01-23T09:16:00Z")

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Hi, I wonder if it's possible to do distributed tracing with custom transactions? I see there is an automated distributed tracing for services communicating via HTTP. But what about other means of IPC, like message br…

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## [Spans don't form a waterfall in UI (Node.js agent)](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/spans-dont-form-a-waterfall-in-ui-node-js-agent/164649)

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**Author:** [@treble.snake](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/treble.snake)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2019, 1:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/spans-dont-form-a-waterfall-in-ui-node-js-agent/164649 "2019-01-23T01:09:55Z")

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Hi, I've run into a strange issue regarding the span waterfal in APM Ul. Say, I have a simple code like this: const wait = time =\> () =\> new Promise(resolve =\> setTimeout(resolve, time)); const transaction = agent.st…

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## [Unable to set Certificate Authority in Elastic APM](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-set-certificate-authority-in-elastic-apm/165132)

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**Author:** [@aqdaniels](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/aqdaniels)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 22, 2019, 9:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/unable-to-set-certificate-authority-in-elastic-apm/165132 "2019-01-22T21:58:20Z")

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Hello, APM error message - UNABLE\_TO\_VERIFY\_LEAF\_SIGNATURE (Certificate Authority) It is important to state that I am not using x-pack security on my elastic cluster. I am running elastic apm 6.5.4 and using elastic-a…

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## [Not able to see the complete trace except the root request](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-able-to-see-the-complete-trace-except-the-root-request/164160)

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**Author:** [@sattishv](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sattishv)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [January 22, 2019, 11:03am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-able-to-see-the-complete-trace-except-the-root-request/164160 "2019-01-22T11:03:48Z")

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Hi team, We were able to configure the agent and the server by modifying the localhost to 0.0.0.0 in config files since we use remote apm-server. After configuration we could see only the root method not the complete t…

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## [APM Server Cluster Monitoring in Kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-server-cluster-monitoring-in-kibana/164587)

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**Author:** [@digitalron](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/digitalron)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [January 22, 2019, 10:07am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-server-cluster-monitoring-in-kibana/164587 "2019-01-22T10:07:47Z")

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Hi, We've set up an Elastic APM cluster composed of three APM servers fronted by Haproxy. Load testing result has been great on this stack, and I could see that all APM Server instances are happily distributing the loa…

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## [\[security\_exception\] action \[indices:data/read/search\] is unauthorized for user \[user\]](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/security-exception-action-indices-data-read-search-is-unauthorized-for-user-user/164848)

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**Author:** [@alexus](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/alexus)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 22, 2019, 9:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/security-exception-action-indices-data-read-search-is-unauthorized-for-user-user/164848 "2019-01-22T09:37:29Z")

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Hello, I followed Grant users access to APM Server indices | APM Server Reference \[6.5\] | Elastic, yet user (w/ apm\_reader role) is unable to access the way superuser does (some parts of apm are visible, while others is…

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## [Not getting stack trace past async boundary in node.js server](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-getting-stack-trace-past-async-boundary-in-node-js-server/164188)

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**Author:** [@dobesv](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dobesv)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2019, 7:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/not-getting-stack-trace-past-async-boundary-in-node-js-server/164188 "2019-01-21T19:23:35Z")

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Hi, When I look at a span in APM I only see the stack trace up to the current event loop handler. I was hoping to see the stack trace go further back so I could tell the actual API call being made. e.g. the trace look…

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## [Curl -i http://\<server\_ip\>:8200 gives 404 not found error](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/curl-i-http-server-ip-8200-gives-404-not-found-error/164998)

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**Author:** [@abdulsofts](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/abdulsofts)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2019, 10:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/curl-i-http-server-ip-8200-gives-404-not-found-error/164998 "2019-01-21T10:00:11Z")

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Hi, I have setup APM agent (Java) and server. But getting below error logs in my java application. Error logs: 2019-01-21 13:12:36.727 \[apm-reporter\] WARN co.elastic.apm.agent.report.IntakeV2ReportingEventHandler - It…

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## [Use apm agent for java springboot noerrordata](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/use-apm-agent-for-java-springboot-noerrordata/164970)

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**Author:** [@fangfhm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/fangfhm)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2019, 8:07am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/use-apm-agent-for-java-springboot-noerrordata/164970 "2019-01-21T08:07:08Z")

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hello I have a problem no error data Hope to help me thank you!!! this apm-agent-config nohup /usr/local/jdk1.8.0\_161/bin/java -jar -javaagent:/home/ydbs/socialbureau/elastic-apm-agent-1.3.0.jar -Delastic.apm.se…

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## [How APM Server builds Elasticsearch documents?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-apm-server-builds-elasticsearch-documents/164799)

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**Author:** [@Bhavesh\_Padharia](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Bhavesh_Padharia)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2019, 1:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-apm-server-builds-elasticsearch-documents/164799 "2019-01-18T13:39:48Z")

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The data received from agents. What are the step to use APM in kibana.

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## [How to set a range in Logs UI](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-set-a-range-in-logs-ui/164244)

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**Author:** [@makefriend7](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/makefriend7)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2019, 8:41am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-set-a-range-in-logs-ui/164244 "2019-01-18T08:41:41Z")

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In es we can do this GET \_search { "\_source":\["message"\], "query": { "range" : { "my.time": { "gte" : "20190113-09:15:57", "lte" : "20190114-10:15:57" } } } } Is it possible in Logs UI?

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## [Spans are sent after custom transaction is closed (Node.js APM agent)](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/spans-are-sent-after-custom-transaction-is-closed-node-js-apm-agent/164444)

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**Author:** [@treble.snake](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/treble.snake)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2019, 1:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/spans-are-sent-after-custom-transaction-is-closed-node-js-apm-agent/164444 "2019-01-17T13:54:21Z")

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Hi, I'm trying to use APM in a small module and running into the following problem - I start and close a transaction manually, but spans (both custom and from instrumented MongoDB query) are sent after the transaction is…

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## [ELK 6.5.4](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elk-6-5-4/163920)

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**Author:** [@Denisboud](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Denisboud)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 16, 2019, 6:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elk-6-5-4/163920 "2019-01-16T18:48:28Z")

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Hello everybody, My objective is to facilitate and customize the display of alerts (format date, recover the real PID of the log before transformation, etc...) Early January 2019, installation Docker ELK 6.5.4 (Wazuh, …

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## [Nodejs Agent NestJS and Typeorm](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/nodejs-agent-nestjs-and-typeorm/164171)

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**Author:** [@Juan\_Colo](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Juan_Colo)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 15, 2019, 9:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/nodejs-agent-nestjs-and-typeorm/164171 "2019-01-15T21:00:34Z")

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Hello everyone, I'm currently testing the NodeJs APM agent. I did a basic integration of the agent in my NestJS API, but the automatic registration request transactions did not work. Therefore, create a custom intercept…

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## [Source Maps are causing slice out of bounds exception](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/source-maps-are-causing-slice-out-of-bounds-exception/163764)

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**Author:** [@Gegenki](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Gegenki)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 15, 2019, 9:48am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/source-maps-are-causing-slice-out-of-bounds-exception/163764 "2019-01-15T09:48:43Z")

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My APM server had stopped running shortly after uploading source maps for my node application. I tried to run my node server again and the APM server crashed again. I used Kibana to delete the source map index. When m…

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## [Heavy CPU usage in APM Agents when APM-servers goes down](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/heavy-cpu-usage-in-apm-agents-when-apm-servers-goes-down/164254)

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**Author:** [@pabloborh](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/pabloborh)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 15, 2019, 8:39am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/heavy-cpu-usage-in-apm-agents-when-apm-servers-goes-down/164254 "2019-01-15T08:39:47Z")

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Hi! Yesterday i saw in one of my testing environment that agents was consuming a lot of CPU because they was trying to reconnect to APM Server (was down) Is it possible configure reconnection options to avoid that heav…

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## [Release notes for node agent?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/release-notes-for-node-agent/163388)

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**Author:** [@rozling](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rozling)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2019, 6:14pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/release-notes-for-node-agent/163388 "2019-01-14T18:14:08Z")

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We are on Node client 1.9.0, and there have been quite a few 1.x releases since then, however I can't find details on these releases anywhere. The apm-agent-java repo has detailed release notes on their Github release p…

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## [APM "setup" shows success but no APM data available](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-setup-shows-success-but-no-apm-data-available/162642)

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**Author:** [@ethrbunny](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ethrbunny)\
**Replies:** 26\
**Last updated:** [January 13, 2019, 2:15am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-setup-shows-success-but-no-apm-data-available/162642 "2019-01-13T02:15:29Z")

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Attempting to send APM data from a Java app. Have followed "setup" instructions as closely as possible. On "setup instructions" page : "APM Server status" shows "You have correctly setup APM server" "Agent status" sho…

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## [Implementing opentracing bridge](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/implementing-opentracing-bridge/163485)

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**Author:** [@jhoninck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jhoninck)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [January 11, 2019, 8:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/implementing-opentracing-bridge/163485 "2019-01-11T08:36:05Z")

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Very slowly processing with some opentracing-bridge code in Java. My main issue is that I want to inject and extract transaction and span information inside separate processes. Have found this link talking a lot about …

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## [Stream live not updating](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/stream-live-not-updating/163734)

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**Author:** [@aviator](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/aviator)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 10, 2019, 3:53pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/stream-live-not-updating/163734 "2019-01-10T15:53:02Z")

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Hi When using the Stream Live feature the logs do not get updated in realtime, the logs are there because a page refresh displays them. I think the key is that each time I load up the Logs app the newest/latest entry i…

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## [Any plans to support java logback transport to es in java apm agent](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/any-plans-to-support-java-logback-transport-to-es-in-java-apm-agent/163682)

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**Author:** [@xiao](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/xiao)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 10, 2019, 11:27am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/any-plans-to-support-java-logback-transport-to-es-in-java-apm-agent/163682 "2019-01-10T11:27:58Z")

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the java apm agent can support logback ,so we hope to see log in kibana Now we use our own agent to put into es azuze Application Insights now can support this thanks

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## [Cannot upload source maps](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-upload-source-maps/163478)

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**Author:** [@Gegenki](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Gegenki)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 10, 2019, 8:23am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-upload-source-maps/163478 "2019-01-10T08:23:30Z")

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I am trying to enable client side error logging using RUM. I have used these pages to guide me https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/apm/agent/js-base/current/sourcemap.html https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/apm/server/curren…

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## [APM + Flask + Multiprocessing = No Spans](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-flask-multiprocessing-no-spans/161879)

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**Author:** [@nagellack](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/nagellack)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2019, 8:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-flask-multiprocessing-no-spans/161879 "2019-01-09T20:03:35Z")

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I am trying to capture some spans in my Python Flask app using the decorator: @elasticapm.capture\_span() This works perfectly, until I execute a couple of functions in parallel using python's multiprocessing module. Th…

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## [Infrastructure Logs UI change index?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/infrastructure-logs-ui-change-index/163428)

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**Author:** [@krainboltgreene](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/krainboltgreene)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2019, 6:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/infrastructure-logs-ui-change-index/163428 "2019-01-09T18:03:45Z")

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Hi, the logs UI is incredible, I love it, but I would much rather be able to define which indices I'm watching. Is that feasible?

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## [Micrometer (Java) support](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/micrometer-java-support/163423)

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**Author:** [@zenith](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/zenith)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 8, 2019, 8:10pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/micrometer-java-support/163423 "2019-01-08T20:10:07Z")

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Hi, We are using elastic APM for our Java application. This is awesome! Our clients wants to use micrometer. Are there plans for Micrometer (Java) support?.. I see there is already a topic posted regarding this. Please…

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## [Log UI failed to format message from](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/log-ui-failed-to-format-message-from/163196)

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**Author:** [@pjanzen](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/pjanzen)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 7, 2019, 6:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/log-ui-failed-to-format-message-from/163196 "2019-01-07T18:30:51Z")

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Hi, I was looking in to Logs UI and I have setup filebeat to send the logs over to ES. However all I see in the Logs UI is an error message saying Failed to format message from /opt/logstash/logs/logstash-plain.log Do…

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