I have Kibana Running and Elasticsearch also running but I can not get to the Kibana URL

Elastic Stack Kibana
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I am using an Ubuntu VM hosted in Azure, I have the ports 9200 open and 5601 open. When i go to <MY_IP>:9200 i get this

  "name" : "node-YBA",
  "cluster_name" : "my-application",
  "cluster_uuid" : "PIsS2fqrR62icScNqyifbQ",
  "version" : {
    "number" : "8.5.3",
    "build_flavor" : "default",
    "build_type" : "deb",
    "build_hash" : "4ed5ee9afac63de92ec98f404ccbed7d3ba9584e",
    "build_date" : "2022-12-05T18:22:22.226119656Z",
    "build_snapshot" : false,
    "lucene_version" : "9.4.2",
    "minimum_wire_compatibility_version" : "7.17.0",
    "minimum_index_compatibility_version" : "7.0.0"
  },
  "tagline" : "You Know, for Search"
}

However when I try to go to Kibana URL <MY_IP>:5601 I get a connection refused.

I have tried putting both the IP of my VM in for the config file for Kibana and localhost however I still got a connection refused. Ive been trying various combinations fro a few hours now and I just can not seem to get the GUI up for Kibana. Any insight or recommendations?

kibana.yml

# For more configuration options see the configuration guide for Kibana in
# https://www.elastic.co/guide/index.html

# =================== System: Kibana Server ===================
# Kibana is served by a back end server. This setting specifies the port to use.
server.port: 5601

# Specifies the address to which the Kibana server will bind. IP addresses and host names are both valid values.
# The default is 'localhost', which usually means remote machines will not be able to connect.
# To allow connections from remote users, set this parameter to a non-loopback address.
#server.host: 52.136.123.138

# Enables you to specify a path to mount Kibana at if you are running behind a proxy.
# Use the `server.rewriteBasePath` setting to tell Kibana if it should remove the basePath
# from requests it receives, and to prevent a deprecation warning at startup.
# This setting cannot end in a slash.
#server.basePath: ""

# Specifies whether Kibana should rewrite requests that are prefixed with
# `server.basePath` or require that they are rewritten by your reverse proxy.
# Defaults to `false`.
#server.rewriteBasePath: false

# Specifies the public URL at which Kibana is available for end users. If
# `server.basePath` is configured this URL should end with the same basePath.
#server.publicBaseUrl: ""

# The maximum payload size in bytes for incoming server requests.
#server.maxPayload: 1048576

# The Kibana server's name. This is used for display purposes.
#server.name: "your-hostname"

# =================== System: Kibana Server (Optional) ===================
# Enables SSL and paths to the PEM-format SSL certificate and SSL key files, respectively.
# These settings enable SSL for outgoing requests from the Kibana server to the browser.
#server.ssl.enabled: false
#server.ssl.certificate: /path/to/your/server.crt
#server.ssl.key: /path/to/your/server.key

# =================== System: Elasticsearch ===================
# The URLs of the Elasticsearch instances to use for all your queries.
elasticsearch.hosts: ["http://localhost:9200"]

# If your Elasticsearch is protected with basic authentication, these settings provide
# the username and password that the Kibana server uses to perform maintenance on the Kibana
# index at startup. Your Kibana users still need to authenticate with Elasticsearch, which
# is proxied through the Kibana server.
#elasticsearch.username: "kibana_system"
#elasticsearch.password: "pass"

# Kibana can also authenticate to Elasticsearch via "service account tokens".
# Service account tokens are Bearer style tokens that replace the traditional username/password based configuration.
# Use this token instead of a username/password.
# elasticsearch.serviceAccountToken: "my_token"

# Time in milliseconds to wait for Elasticsearch to respond to pings. Defaults to the value of
# the elasticsearch.requestTimeout setting.
#elasticsearch.pingTimeout: 1500

# Time in milliseconds to wait for responses from the back end or Elasticsearch. This value
# must be a positive integer.
#elasticsearch.requestTimeout: 30000

# The maximum number of sockets that can be used for communications with elasticsearch.

# Defaults to `Infinity`.

#elasticsearch.maxSockets: 1024

# Specifies whether Kibana should use compression for communications with elasticsearch

# Defaults to `false`.

#elasticsearch.compression: false

# List of Kibana client-side headers to send to Elasticsearch. To send *no* client-side

# headers, set this value to [] (an empty list).

#elasticsearch.requestHeadersWhitelist: [ authorization ]

# Header names and values that are sent to Elasticsearch. Any custom headers cannot be overwritten

# by client-side headers, regardless of the elasticsearch.requestHeadersWhitelist configuration.

#elasticsearch.customHeaders: {}

# Time in milliseconds for Elasticsearch to wait for responses from shards. Set to 0 to disable.

#elasticsearch.shardTimeout: 30000

# =================== System: Elasticsearch (Optional) ===================

# These files are used to verify the identity of Kibana to Elasticsearch and are required when

# xpack.security.http.ssl.client_authentication in Elasticsearch is set to required.

#elasticsearch.ssl.certificate: /path/to/your/client.crt

#elasticsearch.ssl.key: /path/to/your/client.key

# Enables you to specify a path to the PEM file for the certificate

# authority for your Elasticsearch instance.

#elasticsearch.ssl.certificateAuthorities: [ "/path/to/your/CA.pem" ]

# To disregard the validity of SSL certificates, change this setting's value to 'none'.

#elasticsearch.ssl.verificationMode: full
# =================== System: Logging ===================
# Set the value of this setting to off to suppress all logging output, or to debug to log everything. Defaults to 'info'
#logging.root.level: debug

# Enables you to specify a file where Kibana stores log output.
logging:
  appenders:
    file:
      type: file
      fileName: /var/log/kibana/kibana.log
      layout:
        type: json
  root:
    appenders:
      - default
      - file
#  layout:
#    type: json

# Logs queries sent to Elasticsearch.
#logging.loggers:
#  - name: elasticsearch.query
#    level: debug

# Logs http responses.
#logging.loggers:
#  - name: http.server.response
#    level: debug

# Logs system usage information.
#logging.loggers:
#  - name: metrics.ops
#    level: debug

# =================== System: Other ===================
# The path where Kibana stores persistent data not saved in Elasticsearch. Defaults to data
#path.data: data

# Specifies the path where Kibana creates the process ID file.
pid.file: /run/kibana/kibana.pid

# Set the interval in milliseconds to sample system and process performance
# metrics. Minimum is 100ms. Defaults to 5000ms.
#ops.interval: 5000

# Specifies locale to be used for all localizable strings, dates and number formats.
# Supported languages are the following: English (default) "en", Chinese "zh-CN", Japanese "ja-JP", French "fr-FR".
#i18n.locale: "en"

# =================== Frequently used (Optional)===================

# =================== Saved Objects: Migrations ===================
# Saved object migrations run at startup. If you run into migration-related issues, you might need to adjust these settings.

# The number of documents migrated at a time.
# If Kibana can't start up or upgrade due to an Elasticsearch `circuit_breaking_exception`,
# use a smaller batchSize value to reduce the memory pressure. Defaults to 1000 objects per batch.
#migrations.batchSize: 1000

# The maximum payload size for indexing batches of upgraded saved objects.
# To avoid migrations failing due to a 413 Request Entity Too Large response from Elasticsearch.
# This value should be lower than or equal to your Elasticsearch cluster’s `http.max_content_length`

# configuration option. Default: 100mb

#migrations.maxBatchSizeBytes: 100mb

# The number of times to retry temporary migration failures. Increase the setting

# if migrations fail frequently with a message such as `Unable to complete the [...] step after

# 15 attempts, terminating`. Defaults to 15

#migrations.retryAttempts: 15

# =================== Search Autocomplete ===================

# Time in milliseconds to wait for autocomplete suggestions from Elasticsearch.

# This value must be a whole number greater than zero. Defaults to 1000ms

#unifiedSearch.autocomplete.valueSuggestions.timeout: 1000

# Maximum number of documents loaded by each shard to generate autocomplete suggestions.

# This value must be a whole number greater than zero. Defaults to 100_000

#unifiedSearch.autocomplete.valueSuggestions.terminateAfter: 100000

elasticsearch.yml


#

# NOTE: Elasticsearch comes with reasonable defaults for most settings.

# Before you set out to tweak and tune the configuration, make sure you

# understand what are you trying to accomplish and the consequences.

#

# The primary way of configuring a node is via this file. This template lists

# the most important settings you may want to configure for a production cluster.

#

# Please consult the documentation for further information on configuration options:

# https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/index.html

#

# ---------------------------------- Cluster -----------------------------------

#

# Use a descriptive name for your cluster:

#

cluster.name: my-application

#

# ------------------------------------ Node ------------------------------------

#

# Use a descriptive name for the node:

#

node.name: node-YBA

#

# Add custom attributes to the node:

#

#node.attr.rack: r1

#

# ----------------------------------- Paths ------------------------------------

#

# Path to directory where to store the data (separate multiple locations by comma):

#

path.data: /var/lib/elasticsearch

#

# Path to log files:

#

path.logs: /var/log/elasticsearch

#

# ----------------------------------- Memory -----------------------------------

#

# Lock the memory on startup:

#

#bootstrap.memory_lock: true

#

# Make sure that the heap size is set to about half the memory available

# on the system and that the owner of the process is allowed to use this

# limit.

#

# Elasticsearch performs poorly when the system is swapping the memory.

#

# ---------------------------------- Network -----------------------------------

#

# By default Elasticsearch is only accessible on localhost. Set a different

# address here to expose this node on the network:

#

#network.host:

#

# By default Elasticsearch listens for HTTP traffic on the first free port it

# finds starting at 9200. Set a specific HTTP port here:

#

http.port: 9200

#
# For more information, consult the network module documentation.
# --------------------------------- Discovery ----------------------------------

#

# Pass an initial list of hosts to perform discovery when this node is started:

# The default list of hosts is ["127.0.0.1", "[::1]"]

#

#discovery.seed_hosts: ["host1", "host2"]

#

# Bootstrap the cluster using an initial set of master-eligible nodes:

#

#cluster.initial_master_nodes: ["node-1", "node-2"]

#

# For more information, consult the discovery and cluster formation module documentation.

#

# --------------------------------- Readiness ----------------------------------

#

# Enable an unauthenticated TCP readiness endpoint on localhost

#

#readiness.port: 9399

#

# ---------------------------------- Various -----------------------------------

#

# Allow wildcard deletion of indices:

#

#action.destructive_requires_name: false

#----------------------- BEGIN SECURITY AUTO CONFIGURATION -----------------------

#

# The following settings, TLS certificates, and keys have been automatically

# generated to configure Elasticsearch security features on 22-12-2022 16:36:06

#

# --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

# Enable security features

xpack.security.enabled: false

xpack.security.enrollment.enabled: false

# Enable encryption for HTTP API client connections, such as Kibana, Logstash, and Agents

xpack.security.http.ssl:

enabled: false

# keystore.path: certs/http.p12

# Enable encryption and mutual authentication between cluster nodes

xpack.security.transport.ssl:

enabled: false

# verification_mode: certificate

# keystore.path: certs/transport.p12

# truststore.path: certs/transport.p12

# Create a new cluster with the current node only

# Additional nodes can still join the cluster later

cluster.initial_master_nodes: ["Peter-Promtail"]

# Allow HTTP API connections from anywhere

# Connections are encrypted and require user authentication

http.host: 0.0.0.0

# Allow other nodes to join the cluster from anywhere

# Connections are encrypted and mutually authenticated

#transport.host: 0.0.0.0

#----------------------- END SECURITY AUTO CONFIGURATION -------------------------```
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Can you connect to kibana from the VM itself? something like this

curl -L -u USER:PASSWORD http://localhost:5601/api/status

should report a JSON response with some details of your instance.

If that works then you should check first the server.host because by default it will only listen to localhost as the documentation you shared states.

Another thing to check I guess is if your VM has the ports open to listen to the Kibana port at 5601.

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I get a cert problem but I copied the cert directly from Elasticsearch with "cp"

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Hi @Peter_Lilley Welcome to the community... but Please do not post screen shots of text its very difficult to read , help / debug please post as formatted text like you did above for the other configs.

Also please show the command you tried to run.. that implies you tried to curl over HTTPS but your elasticsearch and kibana configuration shows normal HTTP not HTTPS and no Certs Configured etc ... so I/we may a bit confused...

If you provide as much context as possible...not just snippets we can usually help better...

Did you configure security / ssl etc.... or not?

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Please go through the documentation to learn how to set up your security settings

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