# Elastic Observability

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/c/observability/82.md?page=80

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## [Stack monitoring with metricbeat procucing too much data? Getting timeouts](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/stack-monitoring-with-metricbeat-procucing-too-much-data-getting-timeouts/287158)

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**Author:** [@heikis](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/heikis)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2021, 3:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/stack-monitoring-with-metricbeat-procucing-too-much-data-getting-timeouts/287158 "2021-11-16T03:30:49Z")

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Hello. I have a problem that the Stack Monitoring page times out when trying to look at cluster overview at a period of 24h (or "today"). Cluster overview of "last 1 hour" works fine, but longer periods time out. Longer …

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## [APM-server autodiscovery](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-server-autodiscovery/288814)

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**Author:** [@Sergio\_Ferreyra](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sergio_Ferreyra)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2021, 6:14pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-server-autodiscovery/288814 "2021-11-15T18:14:45Z")

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Hi guys! I am using APM 7.15.0 version with kibana same version (ELK stack) We are using on kubernetes, and I like to know if APM supports autodiscovery, we are using it for filebeat metricbeat and heartbeat to add a cus…

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## [How to Request to APM Server API](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-request-to-apm-server-api/289036)

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**Author:** [@Victor\_Nunes](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Victor_Nunes)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2021, 3:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-request-to-apm-server-api/289036 "2021-11-12T03:53:42Z")

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Hi, Hi, I'm trying create APM Service using Postman Request. My request is \[POST\] http://localhost:8200/intake/v2/rum/events and my body i follow this example (Example Request Body | APM Server Reference \[7.15\] | Elas…

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## [Looking for an annunciator panel heat map visualization](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/looking-for-an-annunciator-panel-heat-map-visualization/287359)

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**Author:** [@RLPowellJr](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/RLPowellJr)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2021, 2:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/looking-for-an-annunciator-panel-heat-map-visualization/287359 "2021-11-12T02:32:03Z")

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Greetings all! I am looking for a heat map visualization that's not exactly what Kibana (in 7.3 to 7.12 at least) provides. We want to display the parameter of interest, let's say one of the CPU usage stats collected b…

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## [Agent.Tracer.CaptureException throws NullReferenceException if Agent is disabled](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/agent-tracer-captureexception-throws-nullreferenceexception-if-agent-is-disabled/288883)

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**Author:** [@lken0815](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/lken0815)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2021, 8:35am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/agent-tracer-captureexception-throws-nullreferenceexception-if-agent-is-disabled/288883 "2021-11-11T08:35:46Z")

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Kibana version: N/A Elasticsearch version: N/A APM Server version: 7.15.0 APM Agent language and version: c# .Net Core 3.1, v1.11.1 Browser version: N/A Original install method (e.g. download page, yum, deb, from s…

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## [Error Machine Learning in APM with Basic License](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-machine-learning-in-apm-with-basic-license/288490)

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**Author:** [@RdrgPorto](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/RdrgPorto)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2021, 9:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-machine-learning-in-apm-with-basic-license/288490 "2021-11-10T21:58:50Z")

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Kibana version: 7.15.1 Elasticsearch version: 7.15.1 APM Server version: 7.15.1 APM Agent language and version: NodeJS ^3.17.0 Browser version: Microsoft Edge 95.0.1020.40 Original install method (e.g. download pag…

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## [How to count service-down with formula KQL](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-count-service-down-with-formula-kql/288887)

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**Author:** [@rschirin](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rschirin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2021, 4:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-count-service-down-with-formula-kql/288887 "2021-11-10T16:06:59Z")

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Hey there, I am trying to collect monitor event with timeout reached. Heartbeat, according with official docs, will create a service-down. Is there a way to count them? Something like: count(kql='http.response.status…

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## [Filtering on external syslog message.keyword for SRC=aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd IP address](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filtering-on-external-syslog-message-keyword-for-src-aaa-bbb-ccc-ddd-ip-address/287216)

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**Author:** [@Johnf](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Johnf)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2021, 2:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filtering-on-external-syslog-message-keyword-for-src-aaa-bbb-ccc-ddd-ip-address/287216 "2021-11-10T14:06:07Z")

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I am new to the list. Hopefully I am in the right thread location. I have a external remote syslog being ported to an internal Logstash syslog input and sent to Elasticsearch engine. Typically the message contains the d…

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## [Collapsing / Hiding stack traces in the log stream view?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/collapsing-hiding-stack-traces-in-the-log-stream-view/288767)

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**Author:** [@Matthias\_W](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Matthias_W)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2021, 11:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/collapsing-hiding-stack-traces-in-the-log-stream-view/288767 "2021-11-10T11:29:42Z")

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Hi, is there any way to collapse / hide stack traces in the "Observability - Logs - Stream" view? Large stack traces make scrolling quite unpleasant and usability really suffers (even when using small text and having a…

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## [Add custom fields to my email alert](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/add-custom-fields-to-my-email-alert/288529)

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**Author:** [@Trying2learn](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Trying2learn)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2021, 11:27am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/add-custom-fields-to-my-email-alert/288529 "2021-11-10T11:27:35Z")

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Hello, I am new to Elastic & I am slowly trying configure alerts . I have created a observability email alert. But I would like to add specific details about the alert into my email. I understand I need to use the {{Mus…

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## [Applying settings /app/logs/settings via an API](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/applying-settings-app-logs-settings-via-an-api/288771)

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**Author:** [@angelom888](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/angelom888)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 9, 2021, 4:52pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/applying-settings-app-logs-settings-via-an-api/288771 "2021-11-09T16:52:25Z")

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I am able to manually configure the setting for logs streams from https:/kibanahost:5601/app/logs/settings I want to do this programmatically but cannot seem to find the API to do this. Can anyone help point me in the…

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## [HTTP header does not include traceparent](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/http-header-does-not-include-traceparent/288649)

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**Author:** [@sfischer](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sfischer)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 9, 2021, 3:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/http-header-does-not-include-traceparent/288649 "2021-11-09T15:29:27Z")

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I am trying to use RUM on the spring-boot application https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-petclinic. I would like to link the transactions from the Client side (i.e. JavaScript) to the Server side (i.e. Java). Fro…

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## [Solr APM transactions not showing](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/solr-apm-transactions-not-showing/288607)

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**Author:** [@Shubham\_Singh](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Shubham_Singh)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 9, 2021, 2:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/solr-apm-transactions-not-showing/288607 "2021-11-09T14:29:03Z")

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Implemented solr APM but under transactions it shows-

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## [Http fields: inbound or outbound](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/http-fields-inbound-or-outbound/287723)

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**Author:** [@Bert\_Vanpeteghem](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Bert_Vanpeteghem)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 9, 2021, 12:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/http-fields-inbound-or-outbound/287723 "2021-11-09T12:28:18Z")

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Hi, in elastic ECS there's the http section. Is this section reserved for incoming or outgoing http activity?

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## [Capturing all JMX attributes for an object (wildcard support in attribute)?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/capturing-all-jmx-attributes-for-an-object-wildcard-support-in-attribute/288610)

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**Author:** [@Matthias\_W](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Matthias_W)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 9, 2021, 8:26am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/capturing-all-jmx-attributes-for-an-object-wildcard-support-in-attribute/288610 "2021-11-09T08:26:37Z")

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I am trying to use the Elastic APM Java agent to capture JMX metrics for a JBoss application server. If I set the capture\_jmx\_metrics property to object\_name\[jboss.as:subsystem=datasources,xa-data-source=myDb, statisti…

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## [Apm-agent-attach 1.26.0 Cannot Resolve](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-agent-attach-1-26-0-cannot-resolve/288679)

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**Author:** [@spratke](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/spratke)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 9, 2021, 8:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-agent-attach-1-26-0-cannot-resolve/288679 "2021-11-09T08:43:04Z")

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I am adding Elastic APM to my Springboot project. I have added apm-opentracing & apm-agent-attach. If I try to use version 1.26.0 I have no problem with apm-opentracing, but apm-agent-attach will not resolve dependencie…

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## [IIS logs showing as a string](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/iis-logs-showing-as-a-string/288470)

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**Author:** [@Venu1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Venu1)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 9, 2021, 3:21am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/iis-logs-showing-as-a-string/288470 "2021-11-09T03:21:24Z")

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Hello all, I'm a newbie to ELK, I'm able to send the IIS logs and other application logs to the Elastic Kibana from the servers directly without logstash, IIS logs are showing up one string in the Elastic Kibana, I woul…

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## [Aggregate APM metrics to another index](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/aggregate-apm-metrics-to-another-index/288654)

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**Author:** [@Daniele\_Renda](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Daniele_Renda)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 8, 2021, 6:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/aggregate-apm-metrics-to-another-index/288654 "2021-11-08T18:50:49Z")

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I created a SaaS application and I'm using APM to track metrics (both server side Java and client side Angular). APM is an incredible tool and it tracks very well. I track transactions and spans, but spans are useful fo…

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## [Does Heartbeat Support Data Stream?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/does-heartbeat-support-data-stream/288602)

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**Author:** [@Ray\_Lin](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ray_Lin)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 8, 2021, 4:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/does-heartbeat-support-data-stream/288602 "2021-11-08T16:00:46Z")

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Hi Team, I want to use data stream instead of ILM to manage the data from Heartbeat. But it seems the document didn't mention related setting about data stream. Does Heartbeat supports data stream?

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## [Template Rollover alias doesn't work with {index}](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/template-rollover-alias-doesnt-work-with-index/288464)

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**Author:** [@lisiyu](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/lisiyu)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 8, 2021, 4:07am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/template-rollover-alias-doesnt-work-with-index/288464 "2021-11-08T04:07:29Z")

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Index Template set rollover alias is doesn't work with {index} { "index": { "lifecycle": { "name": "k8s-logs", "rollover\_alias": "{index}" }, "routing": { "allocation": { "include…

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## [Need to create unique index names for metric and filebeat where logs/metrics of one particular namespace would flow](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/need-to-create-unique-index-names-for-metric-and-filebeat-where-logs-metrics-of-one-particular-namespace-would-flow/288580)

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**Author:** [@sidharth\_vijayakumar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sidharth_vijayakumar)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 8, 2021, 1:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/need-to-create-unique-index-names-for-metric-and-filebeat-where-logs-metrics-of-one-particular-namespace-would-flow/288580 "2021-11-08T01:47:44Z")

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Usually all logs/Metrics goes to a common index but need a solution where dev namespace logs goes to filebeat-dev-\* How do i do this in filebeat i do not have logstash or any pipelines

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## [Span breakdown metrics and service name auto-discovery (Time spent by span type is empty)](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/span-breakdown-metrics-and-service-name-auto-discovery-time-spent-by-span-type-is-empty/288498)

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**Author:** [@Matthias\_W](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Matthias_W)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 5, 2021, 3:56pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/span-breakdown-metrics-and-service-name-auto-discovery-time-spent-by-span-type-is-empty/288498 "2021-11-05T15:56:58Z")

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Hi, just wanted to confirm if this is expected behavior: If I use the Elastic APM Agent in a servlet environment (e.g. JAX-RS running on a Wildfly) and don't set the service\_name, then the span breakdown metrics won't …

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## [Avoid duplicates via node ingest pipelines](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/avoid-duplicates-via-node-ingest-pipelines/288408)

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**Author:** [@omartinez](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/omartinez)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [November 5, 2021, 2:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/avoid-duplicates-via-node-ingest-pipelines/288408 "2021-11-05T14:30:06Z")

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Hi all, I need a solution on the elastic side to handle duplicate logs. I need to develop an elastic ingest node pipeline that can manage duplicates by replacing \_id with uuid, any other suggestions are welcome, but I d…

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## [APM Index Pattern is created automatically in Kibana](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-index-pattern-is-created-automatically-in-kibana/288404)

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**Author:** [@RdrgPorto](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/RdrgPorto)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 5, 2021, 7:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-index-pattern-is-created-automatically-in-kibana/288404 "2021-11-05T07:33:34Z")

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Kibana version: 7.14.2 Elasticsearch version: 7.14.2 APM Server version: 7.14.2 APM Agent language and version: NodeJS ^3.17.0 Browser version: Microsoft Edge 95.0.1020.40 Original install method (e.g. download pag…

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## [ELK capabilities to replace traditional monitoring](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elk-capabilities-to-replace-traditional-monitoring/288445)

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**Author:** [@gbeltramelli](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/gbeltramelli)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 5, 2021, 1:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elk-capabilities-to-replace-traditional-monitoring/288445 "2021-11-05T01:11:09Z")

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Hi, I am new to Elastic and in my organization we are thinking of eliminating NAGIOS as a monitoring tool so we are investigating the capabilities that this stack can give us. I have not been able to find how to replace…

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## [Uptime Monitor Status not following the greater than logic of the rule](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/uptime-monitor-status-not-following-the-greater-than-logic-of-the-rule/288374)

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**Author:** [@BenB196](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/BenB196)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 4, 2021, 4:53pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/uptime-monitor-status-not-following-the-greater-than-logic-of-the-rule/288374 "2021-11-04T16:53:08Z")

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Hi All, Kibana Version: 7.15.1 Elasticsearch Version: 7.15.1 Heartbeat Version: 7.15.1 I have a browser monitor configured and sending data to Elasticsearch. This monitor works fine, but I also have an uptime monitor…

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## [Java APM Agent connecting to SSL APM Server](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-apm-agent-connecting-to-ssl-apm-server/288355)

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**Author:** [@Trinity\_Rolling](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Trinity_Rolling)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [November 4, 2021, 1:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/java-apm-agent-connecting-to-ssl-apm-server/288355 "2021-11-04T13:58:43Z")

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Kibana version: 7.15.1 Elasticsearch version: 7.15.1 APM Server version: 7.15.1 APM Agent language and version: Java 1.26.0 Browser version: Chrome 94.0.4606.81 Is there anything special in your setup? Windows base…

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## [Dependencies don't show up in APM](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dependencies-dont-show-up-in-apm/288244)

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**Author:** [@Willie\_Abrams](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Willie_Abrams)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2021, 11:15pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/dependencies-dont-show-up-in-apm/288244 "2021-11-03T23:15:42Z")

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I have an app running in Cloud Run that I am profiling with Elastic APM. I get transaction level data, all the normal APM stuff you see on the Overview page. Transactions are populated. I get Trace samples. I click on a …

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## [How to install php agent for apm](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-install-php-agent-for-apm/288331)

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**Author:** [@rodri.gz](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rodri.gz)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2021, 1:58pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-install-php-agent-for-apm/288331 "2021-11-03T13:58:56Z")

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Hello ! I want to test the apm with my php application. My application is on a RHEL server. I have read the guide but I don't really understand where the files come from. I understand that when you do the rpm -ivh of …

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## [Uptime discovery/self registration](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/uptime-discovery-self-registration/287294)

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**Author:** [@Bert\_Vanpeteghem](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Bert_Vanpeteghem)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 1, 2021, 1:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/uptime-discovery-self-registration/287294 "2021-11-01T13:44:59Z")

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Hi, is it possible to have some kind of discovery/self registration for applications and services in Elastic Uptime? So that applications can register the required uptime checks and alerting without having to bother the…

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