# Kibana 8.0.0 - Unknown configuration key(s): "kibana.index"

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-8-0-0-unknown-configuration-key-s-kibana-index/299228>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [March 9, 2022, 2:14pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-8-0-0-unknown-configuration-key-s-kibana-index/299228 "2022-03-09T14:14:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![Harish619](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Harish619](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Harish619)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2022, 2:14pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-8-0-0-unknown-configuration-key-s-kibana-index/299228/1 "2022-03-09T14:14:19Z")

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Hi Team -  
After i upgraded to 8.0.0 from 7.17.0 . Im getting below error.

What is the alternative syntax for "kibana.index" in 8.0.0  
FATAL Error: Unknown configuration key(s): "kibana.index". Check for spelling errors and ensure that expected plugins are installed.

@Tetiana_Kravchenko

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**Author:** ![Tetiana\_Kravchenko](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/tetiana_kravchenko/32/102683_2.png) [@Tetiana\_Kravchenko](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Tetiana_Kravchenko)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2022, 2:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-8-0-0-unknown-configuration-key-s-kibana-index/299228/2 "2022-03-09T14:48:43Z")

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Hi @Harish619  
This field was deprecated - [Deprecate `kibana.index` setting by kobelb · Pull Request #83988 · elastic/kibana · GitHub](https://github.com/elastic/kibana/pull/83988) and removed in 8.0 - [[8.0] remove `kibana.index` config property by pgayvallet · Pull Request #112773 · elastic/kibana · GitHub](https://github.com/elastic/kibana/pull/112773), you need to remove it from your configuration.

From [release notes](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/8.0/release-notes-8.0.0-beta1.html#platform-breaking-changes-8.0.0-beta1):

```auto
Removes kibana.index settings

Details
The kibana.index, xpack.reporting.index, and xpack.task_manager.index settings have been removed. For more information, refer to #112773.

Impact
Use spaces, cross-cluster replication, or cross-cluster search. To migrate to spaces, export your saved objects from a tenant into the default space. For more details, refer to #82020.

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**Post date:** [April 6, 2022, 2:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-8-0-0-unknown-configuration-key-s-kibana-index/299228/3 "2022-04-06T14:48:46Z")

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