# Elastic Observability

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/c/observability/82.md?page=6

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## [Elasticsearch, Kibana, Metricbeat based on docker compose](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-kibana-metricbeat-based-on-docker-compose/378898)

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**Author:** [@Jinhee\_Jeong](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Jinhee_Jeong)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 5, 2025, 8:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-kibana-metricbeat-based-on-docker-compose/378898 "2025-06-05T08:44:41Z")

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Hello, I deployed Elasticsearch, Kibana, and Metricbeat containers one by one on AWS EC2. I deployed it by referring to this guide. It is not exactly the same, but it is mostly similar. When you go into Kibana, t…

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## [Configuring HTTP agent properties for elastic-apm-node](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/configuring-http-agent-properties-for-elastic-apm-node/378777)

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**Author:** [@kfancy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kfancy)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 4, 2025, 6:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/configuring-http-agent-properties-for-elastic-apm-node/378777 "2025-06-04T18:55:51Z")

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We're trying to figure out how to configure the HTTP agent when we start up an APM client in nodeJS (v20 nodeJS, 4.12.0 elastic-apm-node). We're seeing behaviour where the APM client will sometimes freeze the entire nod…

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## [Best Practice for Using Multiple ILM Policies with Serilog and Elasticsearch Based on Log Levels in a .NET Application?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/best-practice-for-using-multiple-ilm-policies-with-serilog-and-elasticsearch-based-on-log-levels-in-a-net-application/378265)

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**Author:** [@a\_mandel](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/a_mandel)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 4, 2025, 4:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/best-practice-for-using-multiple-ilm-policies-with-serilog-and-elasticsearch-based-on-log-levels-in-a-net-application/378265 "2025-06-04T16:37:51Z")

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Hello, I’m working on a .NET application where I’m using Serilog to send logs to Elasticsearch. I want to apply different Index Lifecycle Management (ILM) policies based on the log level — for example, separate ILM poli…

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## [OpenTelemetry traces work locally but not in CI/CD pipeline (Azure) with same parameters (Spring boot)](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/opentelemetry-traces-work-locally-but-not-in-ci-cd-pipeline-azure-with-same-parameters-spring-boot/378649)

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**Author:** [@Pooya\_Mirzapour](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Pooya_Mirzapour)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 28, 2025, 1:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/opentelemetry-traces-work-locally-but-not-in-ci-cd-pipeline-azure-with-same-parameters-spring-boot/378649 "2025-05-28T13:18:34Z")

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I stuck in monitoring logs, can someone help me please, I'm using OpenTelemetry Java Agent with a Spring Boot application. I think it is because I am trying to attach the agent with RuntimeAttach.attachJavaagentTo…

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## [AWS Lambda + APM Extension: How to inject custom fields into logs](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/aws-lambda-apm-extension-how-to-inject-custom-fields-into-logs/378761)

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**Author:** [@nhannhathegreat](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/nhannhathegreat)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 1, 2025, 3:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/aws-lambda-apm-extension-how-to-inject-custom-fields-into-logs/378761 "2025-06-01T03:30:33Z")

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Kibana version: 8.5 Elasticsearch version: 8.5 APM Server version: 8.5 APM Agent language and version: apm-aws-lambda(Nodejs), 1.5.8 Extension Layer ARN: arn:aws:lambda:ap-northeast-2:267093732750:layer:elastic-apm-e…

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## [Following upgrade, Agent.Tracer is apparently null. Initialization issue?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/following-upgrade-agent-tracer-is-apparently-null-initialization-issue/378701)

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**Author:** [@DR4296](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/DR4296)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 30, 2025, 12:42pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/following-upgrade-agent-tracer-is-apparently-null-initialization-issue/378701 "2025-05-30T12:42:43Z")

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Greetings All ! I have an existing Windows Desktop C# .NET application that has been using Elastic.Apm for .Net library version 1.25.3 on .NET version 4.6.1 for several years now. I am working on the small project of u…

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## [Create throughput same as APM throughput](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-throughput-same-as-apm-throughput/378539)

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**Author:** [@walterandriesse](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/walterandriesse)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [May 28, 2025, 5:15pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-throughput-same-as-apm-throughput/378539 "2025-05-28T17:15:37Z")

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Hello, Maybe somebody can help me? I have different values in throughput. I have created een throughput overview in a dashboard. I have tried to make it the same as the APM throughput. The same variabeles. I also u…

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## [Start RUM transaction in host app and end in embedded iframe app](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/start-rum-transaction-in-host-app-and-end-in-embedded-iframe-app/378659)

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**Author:** [@Michalek\_Lis](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Michalek_Lis)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 28, 2025, 4:22pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/start-rum-transaction-in-host-app-and-end-in-embedded-iframe-app/378659 "2025-05-28T16:22:35Z")

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Hi all, I’m working on a microfrontend architecture where I want to start an Elastic APM RUM transaction in the host application (running on localhost:4200) and end the same transaction inside an embedded iframe app (ru…

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## [Does span\_frames\_min\_duration config apply?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/does-span-frames-min-duration-config-apply/378493)

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**Author:** [@Khaled\_Muamar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Khaled_Muamar)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 28, 2025, 12:47pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/does-span-frames-min-duration-config-apply/378493 "2025-05-28T12:47:43Z")

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We attempted to increase the value of the span\_frames\_min\_duration , but it appears the agent is not honouring the configuration—we're still receiving spans shorter than the configured threshold. Note: We're setting the…

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## [Failed to fetch frequent\_item\_sets in log rate analysis](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-fetch-frequent-item-sets-in-log-rate-analysis/378492)

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**Author:** [@willemdh](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/willemdh)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2025, 9:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-fetch-frequent-item-sets-in-log-rate-analysis/378492 "2025-05-24T21:00:26Z")

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Good evening, When I add log rate analysis to a dashboard in Elastic Security serverless, I see the following error: The following error occurred running the analysis. Failed to fetch frequent\_item\_sets. Anyone wi…

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## [APM server not responding to OTLP](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-server-not-responding-to-otlp/378430)

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**Author:** [@Sven\_Emtell](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sven_Emtell)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2025, 3:52pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-server-not-responding-to-otlp/378430 "2025-05-23T15:52:13Z")

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We have an Elastic server and an Elastic Agent (both 8.17.4) running on a Windows server. An APM server is running within the Elastic Agent and there are a number of Fleet managed Elastic Agents running on other servers…

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## [Issue with Creating Annotations in Elastic Observability Serverless 502 response](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/issue-with-creating-annotations-in-elastic-observability-serverless-502-response/378441)

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**Author:** [@Khaled\_Muamar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Khaled_Muamar)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2025, 3:32pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/issue-with-creating-annotations-in-elastic-observability-serverless-502-response/378441 "2025-05-23T15:32:16Z")

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We're currently using Elastic Observability (serverless) and encountering an issue when calling the Create Annotation API. Despite the annotation eventually being created, the API call returns a 502 Bad Gateway response…

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## [What happens if Elasticsearch to down while the elastic apm agent is sending data?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-happens-if-elasticsearch-to-down-while-the-elastic-apm-agent-is-sending-data/378357)

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**Author:** [@Jackson\_Castilho](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Jackson_Castilho)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2025, 3:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-happens-if-elasticsearch-to-down-while-the-elastic-apm-agent-is-sending-data/378357 "2025-05-23T15:27:27Z")

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What happens if Elasticsearch to down while the elastic apm agent is sending data? Is information lost? Kibana version: 8.7.1 Elasticsearch version: 8.7.1 APM Server version: v1.15.0 APM Agent language and version:…

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## [Missing Memory Usage Metrics in Prebuild Kubernetes Dashboards](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/missing-memory-usage-metrics-in-prebuild-kubernetes-dashboards/378411)

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**Author:** [@Lexinga](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Lexinga)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2025, 9:46am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/missing-memory-usage-metrics-in-prebuild-kubernetes-dashboards/378411 "2025-05-22T09:46:28Z")

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Hi Elastic team, I wanted to share some feedback and ask about an issue I’ve observed with the Kubernetes Prebuilt Cluster Overview Dashboard coming from the Kubernetes Integration. The visualization for "Memory used vs…

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## [Custom Kafka Logs integration error](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/custom-kafka-logs-integration-error/378393)

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**Author:** [@tshay](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tshay)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2025, 5:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/custom-kafka-logs-integration-error/378393 "2025-05-21T17:02:22Z")

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Hello, I'm trying to ingest logs using the Custom Kafka Logs integration. I've configured the SSL configurations correctly as far as I can tell - I have a python script that can successfully pull the logs from Kafka usi…

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## [.NET Elastic APM Agent Transactions Missing](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/net-elastic-apm-agent-transactions-missing/376863)

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**Author:** [@fritziyeke](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/fritziyeke)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2025, 1:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/net-elastic-apm-agent-transactions-missing/376863 "2025-05-21T13:44:07Z")

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Kibana version: 8.16.3 Elasticsearch version: 8.16.3 APM Server version: 8.16.3 APM Agent language and version: .NET 1.31.0 Browser version: Original install method (e.g. download page, yum, deb, from source, etc.) …

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## [Are you planning on making a Rust Agent?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/are-you-planning-on-making-a-rust-agent/378367)

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**Author:** [@Mang-Joo](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mang-Joo)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2025, 11:27am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/are-you-planning-on-making-a-rust-agent/378367 "2025-05-21T11:27:00Z")

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Hello, I am a developer who wants to build a backend with Rust. Our company manages and traces all APMs through Elasticsearch. Since we want to adopt Rust, there is no other way than to use OpenTelemetry, but I wonder …

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## [How specify groupby value in a observability rule](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-specify-groupby-value-in-a-observability-rule/378358)

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**Author:** [@jfsardon](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jfsardon)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2025, 9:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-specify-groupby-value-in-a-observability-rule/378358 "2025-05-21T09:13:54Z")

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Hi all, I've a simple rule with two groupby fields (Client, hostname) to trig a an alert for each (Client, hostname) I created an index action ==\> I just want th set target index fields with the two groupby values …

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## [Already deleted monitor is reporting monitor status to elasticsearch](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/already-deleted-monitor-is-reporting-monitor-status-to-elasticsearch/377936)

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**Author:** [@niecore](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/niecore)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2025, 5:44am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/already-deleted-monitor-is-reporting-monitor-status-to-elasticsearch/377936 "2025-05-21T05:44:42Z")

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I deleted a synthetics monitor but still receive new monitor results in the synthetics-\* datastream. The monitor is also still visible in the old uptime app and the monitor is triggering alerts that are configured based …

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## [Discard traces with no exit spans](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/discard-traces-with-no-exit-spans/377598)

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**Author:** [@holterbades](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/holterbades)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 20, 2025, 7:46am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/discard-traces-with-no-exit-spans/377598 "2025-05-20T07:46:22Z")

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Hello there, is it possible to discard traces which have no spans assigned to them? I am currently (manually) integrating APM in my .NET Framework WinForms application and I see a lot of traces which have no spans (whi…

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## [Observability - Process - CPU %](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/observability-process-cpu/378285)

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**Author:** [@ataylor](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ataylor)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 20, 2025, 4:25am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/observability-process-cpu/378285 "2025-05-20T04:25:41Z")

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ok so i don't really understand what i am looking at. I have an agent running on a windows server, and it it reporting that one process is using 154% cpu. however the overall server is reporting 40% CPU usage. wh…

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## [How to install Agent Apm for DotNet Apps?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-install-agent-apm-for-dotnet-apps/378262)

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**Author:** [@amin\_nazari](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/amin_nazari)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2025, 2:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-install-agent-apm-for-dotnet-apps/378262 "2025-05-19T14:30:27Z")

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hello sir i have some questions that i couldnt find the answer i hope you help to solve it. in our company we have more that 200 dotnet application with different versions some of the are dotnet framework some others…

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## [ECE 4.0 Unable to initialize Fleet](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ece-4-0-unable-to-initialize-fleet/378258)

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**Author:** [@M\_Abdallah](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/M_Abdallah)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2025, 8:46am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ece-4-0-unable-to-initialize-fleet/378258 "2025-05-19T08:46:17Z")

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i have a newly installed ECE 4.0 for test purpose. when i create a new deployment that contain integration server or add integration sever to an existing deployment it fails to load fleet server and i get Unable to in…

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## [Elastic APM Logs Tab UI](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-apm-logs-tab-ui/378250)

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**Author:** [@erikg](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/erikg)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2025, 10:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-apm-logs-tab-ui/378250 "2025-05-16T22:46:04Z")

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Why is the Service UI, show logs in categories? Is this by design? v9.0.1

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## [No Alerts Populate the Services Tab](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/no-alerts-populate-the-services-tab/378200)

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**Author:** [@erikg](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/erikg)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2025, 4:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/no-alerts-populate-the-services-tab/378200 "2025-05-16T16:16:16Z")

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Kibana version: 9.0.1 Elasticsearch version: 9.0.1 APM Server version: 9.0.1 APM Agent language and version: Browser version: Original install method (e.g. download page, yum, deb, from source, etc.) and version: …

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## [APM server to Logstash: "data\_streams.wait\_for\_integration:false doesn't work"](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-server-to-logstash-data-streams-wait-for-integration-false-doesnt-work/378207)

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**Author:** [@nhannhathegreat](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/nhannhathegreat)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2025, 7:14am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-server-to-logstash-data-streams-wait-for-integration-false-doesnt-work/378207 "2025-05-16T07:14:59Z")

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I’m currently setting up APM Server to send data to Logstash without connecting to Elasticsearch or Kibana, using the output.logstash configuration. However, the APM Server keeps shutting down with the following error: …

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## [Windows Classic Outlook Add-in requires setTimeout() to record custom APM transactions](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/windows-classic-outlook-add-in-requires-settimeout-to-record-custom-apm-transactions/378181)

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**Author:** [@xxronis](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/xxronis)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2025, 1:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/windows-classic-outlook-add-in-requires-settimeout-to-record-custom-apm-transactions/378181 "2025-05-15T13:16:40Z")

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Kibana version: 9.0.0 Elasticsearch version: 9.0.0 APM Server version: 9.0.0 APM Agent language and version: elastic/apm-rum-react@2.0.5 Browser version: Edge WebView2 (Chromium) (windows classic outlook) Original i…

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## [This can happen when not properly deactivating a previous span or context](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/this-can-happen-when-not-properly-deactivating-a-previous-span-or-context/378026)

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**Author:** [@Oskars\_Adamovics](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Oskars_Adamovics)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2025, 11:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/this-can-happen-when-not-properly-deactivating-a-previous-span-or-context/378026 "2025-05-15T11:59:53Z")

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Current stack setup: Spring boot version: 3.4.1 Apache camel version: 4.9.0 ActiveMQ: 5.14.0 Elastic apm agent version: 1.53.0 Apm server version: 8.12.2 Java version: 17 After upgrading Spring boot version from 2.7.…

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## [Wanted to extract the data from Elastic via API and build my own dashboard using React](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/wanted-to-extract-the-data-from-elastic-via-api-and-build-my-own-dashboard-using-react/378167)

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**Author:** [@mailtokkalyan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mailtokkalyan)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2025, 10:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/wanted-to-extract-the-data-from-elastic-via-api-and-build-my-own-dashboard-using-react/378167 "2025-05-15T10:45:49Z")

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Hi We are building an application for all our dashboards in single place. This dashboard needs to collect the data for all our API's. Some places we are using Elastic APM and other places we have other tools like new re…

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## [Feature Request: Give the capability to format the alert messages](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/feature-request-give-the-capability-to-format-the-alert-messages/378081)

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**Author:** [@DavidGreensfelder](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/DavidGreensfelder)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2025, 3:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/feature-request-give-the-capability-to-format-the-alert-messages/378081 "2025-05-13T15:01:30Z")

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Could you add the capability to format alert messages under alerting rules, such as adding returns or spacing?

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