Kibana(6.7.2) run in docker raise [ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS]

[chen_steven]

OS: centos 7
kibana version: 6.7.2
Docker version 1.13.1, build b2f74b2/1.13.1
docker-compose version 1.18.0, build 8dd22a9
and other odds and ends

I've tried to start a kibana node by docker-compose

version: '2'
services:
  kibana:
    image: docker.elastic.co/kibana/kibana:6.7.2
    ports:
      - "5601:5601"
    environment:
      - SERVER_NAME=T4-ximei-es001
      - ELASTICSEARCH_HOSTS=http://${ip}:9200

but when i tried to access the url: http://${ip}:5601, the ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS (302) was raised, and the url will be redirected (sometime) to http://${ip}:5601 or http://${ip}:5601/app/kibana

I've tried to find the makefile/dockerfile .etc in github then, but the kibana-docker project is in archived status which the top version is 6.6.

My question is, how does this issue happens? and how can i find the original docker file which built this image?

[tsullivan (Tim Sullivan)]

@chen_steven

how can i find the original docker file which built this image?

The Dockerfile template was moved from the kibana-docker repo to the Kibana repo, and it's now here: https://github.com/elastic/kibana/blob/86c3ac4ff4f8b69d71116a359bfc8aaf8b872ed4/src/dev/build/tasks/os_packages/docker_generator/templates/dockerfile.template.js

There could be various reasons for TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS, that usually have to do with how the application is deployed. In a development environment, this can happen when the URL path to Kibana changes without clearing session cookies from the browser.

The typical suggestions would be to try a different browser, try incognito mode in your browser, try clearing cookies from your browser, try a different computer etc. Hopefully that will address your problem, since the docker compose file seems very basic.

[chen_steven]

Thx tsullivan, I found the docker template then, it seems that my dockerfile is correct

It seems like this issue happened caused by the docker images' x-pack, I start up an ES cluster myself and set up the kibana by dockerfile. ref: https://github.com/elastic/kibana-docker/issues/35

Is there any possible to disable the xpack in docker image then?

[tsullivan (Tim Sullivan)]

Based on that issue, it looks like someone was having problems with the redirect that Kibana was making to the Login page, done via the X-Pack Security feature.

There is an "OSS Flavor" of Docker images that do not have X-Pack installed. The docker images are linked from the docs here: https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/6.7/docker.html#pull-image and following the www.docker.elastic.co link will show you each version, which includes default and OSS versions. A direct link to Kibana OSS 6.7.2 Docker image is here https://www.docker.elastic.co/#kibana-6-7-2-oss

[chen_steven]

Cheers bro, it's a big help for me then