# KIbana - How do I point to remote instance of Elasticsearch

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-how-do-i-point-to-remote-instance-of-elasticsearch/274550>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [May 31, 2021, 9:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-how-do-i-point-to-remote-instance-of-elasticsearch/274550 "2021-05-31T21:41:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![debasisc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5e9695/32.png) [@debasisc](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/debasisc)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2021, 9:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-how-do-i-point-to-remote-instance-of-elasticsearch/274550/1 "2021-05-31T21:41:57Z")

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1. Locally I have installed Elasticsearch and KIbana (version 7.8, OS = Windows 10).  
Using KIbana console and I can type in commands in left-hand-side, click "arrow" to execute command and see results in right-hand side.

Such as example from

`https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/query-filter-context.html`

1. I have been given access to a running Elasticsearch inside my company.  
From browser, I can type "remote-machine-name:9200" and it shows me usual summary with cluster\_name, cluster\_uuid and version array.

2. My question is - how do I direct KIbana (installed locally) to perform "search" from remote Elasticsearch instance? And also obtain information about Data Dictionary (Index names and such details) so that I can perform relevant "search" on selective data.

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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:** [May 31, 2021, 10:47pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-how-do-i-point-to-remote-instance-of-elasticsearch/274550/2 "2021-05-31T22:47:56Z")

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You can't do that unless you point Kibana to the other cluster (in its config file).

(There is another way with cross-cluster search in Elasticsearch, but that's a whole other level)

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**Author:** ![debasisc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5e9695/32.png) [@debasisc](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/debasisc)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2021, 12:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-how-do-i-point-to-remote-instance-of-elasticsearch/274550/3 "2021-06-01T00:33:40Z")

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@warkolm - Thanks. Please point me to suitable documentation which has information about preparing config file.

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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:** [June 1, 2021, 12:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-how-do-i-point-to-remote-instance-of-elasticsearch/274550/4 "2021-06-01T00:36:42Z")

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See [Configure Kibana | Kibana Guide [7.13] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/settings.html)

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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 29, 2021, 12:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-how-do-i-point-to-remote-instance-of-elasticsearch/274550/5 "2021-06-29T00:37:27Z")

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