# Kibana dashboard for a custom application

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-dashboard-for-a-custom-application/183056>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [May 28, 2019, 10:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-dashboard-for-a-custom-application/183056 "2019-05-28T10:31:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![sandeepkhan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/sandeepkhan/32/46953_2.png) [@sandeepkhan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sandeepkhan)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2019, 10:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-dashboard-for-a-custom-application/183056/1 "2019-05-28T10:31:08Z")

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hey @elastic team,

I have a custom application which has enormous amount of data. Can kibana be used as a tool on top of my app. If yes, any references please.

P.S I dont have elasticsearch in my application.

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**Author:** ![Larry\_Gregory](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/larry_gregory/32/34969_2.png) [@Larry\_Gregory](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Larry_Gregory)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2019, 12:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-dashboard-for-a-custom-application/183056/2 "2019-05-28T12:02:47Z")

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Hi @sandeepkhan, welcome to the discussion boards!

Kibana is purpose-built to complement Elasticsearch. It's not possible to use Kibana with other data sources at this time.

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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:** [June 25, 2019, 12:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-dashboard-for-a-custom-application/183056/3 "2019-06-25T12:06:32Z")

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