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Elastic Stack Kibana
#1

I am new to ELK. I have an ESXI environment and I created a single-node ELK stack using this guide: https://burnhamforensics.com/2018/08/14/creating-a-single-node-elk-stack/.

When I access the URL (http://192.168.1.12:9200/) I receive the text output below.

{
  "name" : "REDACTED",
  "cluster_name" : "REDACTED",
  "cluster_uuid" : "REDACTED",
  "version" : {
    "number" : "6.8.12",
    "build_flavor" : "default",
    "build_type" : "deb",
    "build_hash" : "7a15d2a",
    "build_date" : "2020-08-12T07:27:20.804867Z",
    "build_snapshot" : false,
    "lucene_version" : "7.7.3",
    "minimum_wire_compatibility_version" : "5.6.0",
    "minimum_index_compatibility_version" : "5.0.0"
  },
  "tagline" : "You Know, for Search"
}

I did see a community post regarding a similar issue, but the verified solution did not work for me. I am also hoping this post will help me get a better understanding of ELK in general too. I also started to configure Beats and that should be working, but have not checked the logs yet.

#2

Hi @LogMonitor

Welcome to the community.

The endpoint you accessed us the elasticsearch endpoint which runs on port 9200.

If you installed Kibana in the same server try the same

http://192.168.1.12:5601/

I did notice that you installed version 6.8.12 , if you don't have a specific reason to do so I would recommend our latest version 7.9.2.

Also you might want to look at the documents on our site.

Also we have some great getting started videos.

#3

Stephenb,

Thank for your reply. Thanks for noticing the port difference. I read through both YAML files a little closer and get the difference now. I used the package manager to install all the services needed. I will look into upgrading. I plan on doing a lot with ELK + BEATS, but due to my schedule lately, just trying to get the basics up and running at a minimum.

I am poking at each issue while doing some other builds. After checking out the port, I received a new message: "Kibana server is not ready yet."

I deleted the indices on port 9200 (ES) as if I knew what I was doing and they are not rebuilding automatically after restart.

I can still mark your answer as a solution. Should I make a new post for these issues?

#4

Yes please use new posts for new questions

I highly recommend going through our install / setup docs and watching the introductory videos on our site.

The article you are referencing is certainly solid but a bit out of date.

For guidance when you post questions please post your configurations in txt and formatted with the txt formatting button above </>

#5

Thanks. Will do. I should have mentioned that I modified the instructions I found and changed a few things. I created a custom install guide with my own tweaks. The basics are still there though. I will have a look at official documentation and see where the gaps are.

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#6

I found the last line I needed to uncomment in a YAML file related to the URL and port issue. Dashboard loaded. I will still look at official docs, but now my quick start guide is complete and I have a functional dev box. Thanks.

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