# Backend programming for kibana plugin development

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/backend-programming-for-kibana-plugin-development/294745>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Tags:** kibana-plugin-development\
**Created:** [January 18, 2022, 10:22pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/backend-programming-for-kibana-plugin-development/294745 "2022-01-18T22:22:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Ernesto\_Rodolfo\_Cast](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ernesto_rodolfo_cast/32/99049_2.png) [@Ernesto\_Rodolfo\_Cast](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ernesto_Rodolfo_Cast)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2022, 10:22pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/backend-programming-for-kibana-plugin-development/294745/1 "2022-01-18T22:22:24Z")

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hello, is it possible to develop a plugin for kibana from the backend, how would this process work, what programming language can I use?

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**Author:** ![aaron-nimocks](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/aaron-nimocks/32/73965_2.png) [@aaron-nimocks](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/aaron-nimocks)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2022, 10:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/backend-programming-for-kibana-plugin-development/294745/2 "2022-01-18T22:37:00Z")

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I would start [here](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/external-plugin-development.html) and click through the links. It will lead you to setting up your environment for development and loading sample plugins where you can see how it works.

You can use node.js for the backend and JavaScript/React on the frontend.

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**Author:** ![Ernesto\_Rodolfo\_Cast](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ernesto_rodolfo_cast/32/99049_2.png) [@Ernesto\_Rodolfo\_Cast](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ernesto_Rodolfo_Cast)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2022, 9:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/backend-programming-for-kibana-plugin-development/294745/3 "2022-01-19T21:49:57Z")

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thank you, I will check all the documentation

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2022, 9:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/backend-programming-for-kibana-plugin-development/294745/4 "2022-02-16T21:50:11Z")

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