# Cannot setup Kibana with SSL

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-setup-kibana-with-ssl/335997>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Tags:** elastic-stack-security\
**Created:** [June 14, 2023, 4:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-setup-kibana-with-ssl/335997 "2023-06-14T16:01:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![PodarcisMuralis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/podarcismuralis/32/122606_2.png) [@PodarcisMuralis](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/PodarcisMuralis)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2023, 4:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-setup-kibana-with-ssl/335997/1 "2023-06-14T16:01:06Z")

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Hello.

I am trying to change my Kibana setup to SSL. But I could not achieve it. What am I missing here?

```auto
server.host: "HOSTIP"
server.publicBaseUrl: "https://HOST:5601"
server.ssl.enabled: true
server.ssl.certificate: /appbase/kibana/config/cert_els_0423.crt
server.ssl.key: /appbase/kibana/config/cert_els_0423.key

elasticsearch.hosts: ["https://MASTERSERVER1:9200","https://MASTERSERVER2:9200","https://MASTERSERVER3:9200"]

elasticsearch.username: "kibanauser"
#elasticsearch.password: "pass"

elasticsearch.ssl.certificateAuthorities: PATHTO.CRT
elasticsearch.ssl.certificate: PATHTO.CRT
elasticsearch.ssl.key: PATHTO.KEY
elasticsearch.ssl.verificationMode: "certificate"

logging.appenders.default:
  type: file
  fileName: /appbase/kibana/logs/kibana.log
  layout:
    type: pattern

pid.file: /appbase/pids/kibana.pid
monitoring.kibana.collection.enabled: false
monitoring.ui.ccs.enabled: false

```

I keep getting this info message and can not open Kibana on HOST:5061 "Kibana process configured with roles: [background\_tasks, ui]"

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**Author:** ![stephenb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/stephenb/32/40856_2.png) [@stephenb](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/stephenb)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2023, 8:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-setup-kibana-with-ssl/335997/2 "2023-06-14T20:02:19Z")

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> [@PodarcisMuralis](#):
>
> ```auto
> elasticsearch.username: "kibanauser"
> #elasticsearch.password: "pass"
> 
> ```

What version are you using ...

If 8.x that should be `kibana_system` user which has the correct privileges set

If you do not have that password you can reset it using [this](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/change-passwords-native-users.html)

From the elasticsearch home directory

`bin/elasticsearch-reset-password -u kibana_system`

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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:** [July 12, 2023, 8:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cannot-setup-kibana-with-ssl/335997/3 "2023-07-12T20:03:10Z")

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