# Kibana 6.1.0. and newer starts with error

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-6-1-0-and-newer-starts-with-error/111754>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [December 14, 2017, 11:21am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-6-1-0-and-newer-starts-with-error/111754 "2017-12-14T11:21:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kim-Kruse-Hansen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f1d935/32.png) [@Kim-Kruse-Hansen](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Kim-Kruse-Hansen)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2017, 8:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-6-1-0-and-newer-starts-with-error/111754/26 "2017-12-26T08:30:53Z")

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In order to recreate this error , I deployed a new VM on Azure and installed the components manually. That worked first time and I was also able to install x-pack without any problems.

I also compared the contents of the Windows install package with the Linux Install package and they were pretty much similar.

Normally I have an install script, that deploys the components in the correct order. I also normally run the Kibana as a Windows Service.

I then tried going back to my original machine and installing it manually from a fresh command prompt, which also worked.

But to fast forward .....

**The crucial thing , is the directory from where you launch Kibana for the first time. Or if you use x-pack , the directory from where you install x-pack. it has to be run from your Kibana root directory.**

I use this directory structure

c:\elastic  
c:\elastic\elasticsearch  
c:\elastic\logstash  
c:\elastic\kibana  
c:\elastic\install \<\<\<\<\<\<\<\<\<\<\<\<\< all my install stuff is placed under here , scripts , packages etc  
c:\elastic\java

so I do the following

start a new command prompt in admin mode  
create c:\elastic\kibana  
robocopy from c:\elastic\install\kibana-6.1.1 to c:\elastic\kibana  
\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*change directory to c:\elastic\kibana \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*  
run bin\kibana  
wait for it to launch on 5601  
connect wit browser to verify that it works  
shut it down  
and then launch Kibana Service  
and again  
connect with browser to verify that it works

Same thing for x-pack

start a new command prompt in admin mode  
create c:\elastic\kibana  
robocopy from c:\elastic\install\kibana-6.1.1 to c:\elastic\kibana  
\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*change directory to c:\elastic\kibana \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*  
run bin\kibana-plugin install x-pack  
wait for it to launch on 5601  
connect wit browser to verify that it works  
shut it down  
and then launch Kibana Service  
and again  
connect with browser to verify that it works

I have incorporated this into my install scripts and they work fine now.

I dont know, what Elastic changed from 6..0.1 to 6.1.x , but maybe this can give them what they need.

Regards  
Kim

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