# Docker - how to run a Kibana container with specific index

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/docker-how-to-run-a-kibana-container-with-specific-index/144168>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [August 13, 2018, 12:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/docker-how-to-run-a-kibana-container-with-specific-index/144168 "2018-08-13T12:18:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![asallemi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c6cbf5/32.png) [@asallemi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/asallemi)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2018, 12:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/docker-how-to-run-a-kibana-container-with-specific-index/144168/1 "2018-08-13T12:18:57Z")

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Hello,

I need to run a kibana container with index named **extract\_logs** (I am new user of Docker).

How can I do that ? Should I put **KIBANA\_INDEX=** in **docker run** or should I put it in the Dockerfile ?

> docker run --name kibana -e ELASTICSEARCH\_URL=[http://10.10.10.1:9200](http://10.10.10.1:9200) KIBANA\_INDEX=... -p 5602:5601 -d kibana\_test

Thanks for advance 😃

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**Author:** ![cjcenizal](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/cjcenizal/32/11216_2.png) [@cjcenizal](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/cjcenizal)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2018, 9:15pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/docker-how-to-run-a-kibana-container-with-specific-index/144168/2 "2018-08-13T21:15:30Z")

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Hi there, when you say run Kibana with the `extract_logs` index, do you mean that you want to create this index in Elasticsearch? If so, then does this data already exist as an [Elasticsearch snapshot](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/modules-snapshots.html) that you can then [restore](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/modules-snapshots.html#_restore), or is it possible to create a snapshot of it?

Thanks,  
CJ

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**Author:** ![asallemi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c6cbf5/32.png) [@asallemi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/asallemi)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2018, 6:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/docker-how-to-run-a-kibana-container-with-specific-index/144168/3 "2018-08-14T06:45:03Z")

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Hello @cjcenizal,

Yes I would like to create an index in my Elasticsearch. Is that possible ?

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**Author:** ![Matt\_Vasquez](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/matt_vasquez/32/22088_2.png) [@Matt\_Vasquez](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Matt_Vasquez)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2018, 4:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/docker-how-to-run-a-kibana-container-with-specific-index/144168/4 "2018-08-15T16:02:38Z")

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You usually use Logstash to create your index but you can also use Beats or the Elastic Search API as well..

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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:** [September 12, 2018, 4:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/docker-how-to-run-a-kibana-container-with-specific-index/144168/5 "2018-09-12T16:02:40Z")

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