# Kibana 4 to 7 update

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-4-to-7-update/271072>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [April 23, 2021, 10:35am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-4-to-7-update/271072 "2021-04-23T10:35:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![cesar.hernandez.a3se](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c77e96/32.png) [@cesar.hernandez.a3se](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/cesar.hernandez.a3se)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2021, 10:35am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-4-to-7-update/271072/1 "2021-04-23T10:35:33Z")

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Hi

I have a kibana 4.1.2 and I'm wondering if it's possible to update it right to the last kibana 7 version, or maybe I have to update first to an intermediate version (5, 6?)

Thanks

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**Author:** ![Marta\_Bondyra](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/marta_bondyra/32/102122_2.png) [@Marta\_Bondyra](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Marta_Bondyra)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2021, 10:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-4-to-7-update/271072/2 "2021-04-23T10:55:41Z")

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Hi @cesar.hernandez.a3se ,

Such a big upgrade is not usually quite straightforward. I hope you'll find this guide useful: [Upgrade Kibana | Kibana Guide [7.12] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/7.12/upgrade.html)

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**Author:** ![cesar.hernandez.a3se](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c77e96/32.png) [@cesar.hernandez.a3se](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/cesar.hernandez.a3se)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2021, 6:28am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-4-to-7-update/271072/3 "2021-04-26T06:28:50Z")

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Yes. I already saw that entry. So I assume I can update just from kibana 4 to 7, without any intermediate step

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2021, 1:03am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-4-to-7-update/271072/4 "2021-04-27T01:03:32Z")

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No you cannot. As the documentation link mentions, there are steps you need to follow prior to the upgrade.

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**Author:** ![cesar.hernandez.a3se](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c77e96/32.png) [@cesar.hernandez.a3se](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/cesar.hernandez.a3se)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2021, 6:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-4-to-7-update/271072/5 "2021-04-28T06:54:14Z")

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The documentation talks about Elasticsearch indexes, I'm aware of these changes.  
I'm only talking about Kibana, asuming the indexes are migrated from my "old" elastic to the new one, can I upgrade kibana, just from version 4 to 7?

Thanks

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2021, 11:56pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-4-to-7-update/271072/6 "2021-04-28T23:56:33Z")

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You will need to follow [Upgrade Kibana | Kibana Guide [7.12] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/upgrade.html). So no, not likely.

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**Author:** ![cesar.hernandez.a3se](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c77e96/32.png) [@cesar.hernandez.a3se](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/cesar.hernandez.a3se)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2021, 6:14am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-4-to-7-update/271072/7 "2021-04-29T06:14:29Z")

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Well it points me to this:

> **[Standard upgrade | Kibana Guide \[7.12\] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/upgrade-standard.html)**

And it seems easy...

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3. Upgrade any plugins by removing the existing plugin and reinstalling the appropriate version using the `kibana-plugin` script. Check out the [plugins](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/kibana-plugins.html) documentation for more information.  
4. Start the new Kibana process using the appropriate command for your 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:** [May 27, 2021, 6:15am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-4-to-7-update/271072/8 "2021-05-27T06:15:21Z")

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