# Kibana is not starting anymore

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-is-not-starting-anymore/106054>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [November 1, 2017, 3:47pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-is-not-starting-anymore/106054 "2017-11-01T15:47:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 16\
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**Author:** ![metcheverry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee59a6/32.png) [@metcheverry](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/metcheverry)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2017, 3:47pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-is-not-starting-anymore/106054/1 "2017-11-01T15:47:24Z")

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Hi , i installed a elk years ago , and everything is fine , but i start to getting this in kibana :

 ![error_de_kibana](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/3/1/31723b79c17a224dcb51a1940725acf4175fa0fa.png)

any idea?

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**Author:** ![rashmi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/rashmi/32/16391_2.png) [@rashmi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rashmi)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2017, 3:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-is-not-starting-anymore/106054/2 "2017-11-01T15:59:09Z")

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hey

Can you be more specific about the versions you are using ?

Thanks  
Rashmi

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**Author:** ![EtienneDemers](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/etiennedemers/32/23474_2.png) [@EtienneDemers](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/EtienneDemers)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2017, 4:05pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-is-not-starting-anymore/106054/3 "2017-11-01T16:05:55Z")

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i have a similar behavior when trying to start my newly installed kibana. Kibana is auto-restarting in loops till is completly stop with this exact error message with no explicit error message to guide me in my investigations to fix the issue.

Kibana dosen't seem to write logs with this issue so i have not otherr information beside what is in the above picture.

here's my relevant kibana.yml config:

```
server.port: 5601
server.host: "xx.xx.xx.xxx" #(same ip as the local machine which is where ES is running too)
server.name: "DEV Kibana"
elasticsearch.url: "http://xx.xx.xx.xx:9200" #(i am able to access this via browser or curl)
logging.dest: /opt/kibana/logs/kibana.log #(did a mkdir for the log folder with a chown for kibana user)

```

I'd like to know how to get more precise information about startup crashes of Kibana since i'm not able to find any log. Could someone give some insight on this?

Thanks!

EDIT: i'm using kibana 4.5.4 with ES 5.6x i believe

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**Author:** ![metcheverry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee59a6/32.png) [@metcheverry](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/metcheverry)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2017, 4:32pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-is-not-starting-anymore/106054/5 "2017-11-01T16:32:25Z")

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hi Rashmi , i don't remember the version ...maybe i could check that via cli.

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**Author:** ![rashmi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/rashmi/32/16391_2.png) [@rashmi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rashmi)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2017, 4:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-is-not-starting-anymore/106054/6 "2017-11-01T16:34:21Z")

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sure ..curl -XGET '[http://localhost:9200](http://localhost:9200)' in console should get you the version of ES.

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**Author:** ![metcheverry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee59a6/32.png) [@metcheverry](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/metcheverry)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2017, 4:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-is-not-starting-anymore/106054/7 "2017-11-01T16:37:13Z")

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{  
"name" : "Maria Hill",  
"cluster\_name" : "elasticsearch",  
"cluster\_uuid" : "dYmDNxz6TWKwO7d3oyWSDw",  
"version" : {  
"number" : "2.4.5",  
"build\_hash" : "c849dd13904f53e63e88efc33b2ceeda0b6a1276",  
"build\_timestamp" : "2017-04-24T16:18:17Z",  
"build\_snapshot" : false,  
"lucene\_version" : "5.5.4"  
},  
"tagline" : "You Know, for Search"  
}

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**Author:** ![jbudz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jbudz/32/45922_2.png) [@jbudz](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jbudz)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2017, 5:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-is-not-starting-anymore/106054/8 "2017-11-01T17:28:55Z")

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If you're using the systemd service logs are saved in the system journal. Can you try `journalctl -fu kibana.service`?

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**Author:** ![metcheverry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee59a6/32.png) [@metcheverry](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/metcheverry)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2017, 5:33pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-is-not-starting-anymore/106054/9 "2017-11-01T17:33:18Z")

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![Captura de pantalla de 2017-11-01 14-30-36](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/d/a/da3600dec2e883af93476f12ff7ebcac3a734920.png)  
i get te same report that earlier.

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**Author:** ![jbudz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jbudz/32/45922_2.png) [@jbudz](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jbudz)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2017, 5:40pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-is-not-starting-anymore/106054/10 "2017-11-01T17:40:37Z")

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Can you scroll up? the arrow keys should be usable.

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**Author:** ![metcheverry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee59a6/32.png) [@metcheverry](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/metcheverry)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2017, 5:42pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-is-not-starting-anymore/106054/11 "2017-11-01T17:42:06Z")

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there is no more ....☹

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**Author:** ![jbudz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jbudz/32/45922_2.png) [@jbudz](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jbudz)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2017, 5:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-is-not-starting-anymore/106054/12 "2017-11-01T17:46:31Z")

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logging.quiet will suppress all logs of that option is set. logging.dest will pipe all logs from stdout to that path - it looks fine, if the logs and kibana.log folder are owned by kibana:kibana. Do you know if you're using the official 4.6 packages?

Okay, lets try running kibana not as a service to see if we can get the error to stdout.

Can you run `bin/kibana` from the /opt/kibana folder, and comment out the logging.dest line for now?

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**Author:** ![EtienneDemers](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/etiennedemers/32/23474_2.png) [@EtienneDemers](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/EtienneDemers)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2017, 6:22pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-is-not-starting-anymore/106054/13 "2017-11-01T18:22:48Z")

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Starting kibana after running your command in another terminal gave me this:

```
Nov 01 14:13:58 VSALINUXDEV01 systemd[1]: Started no description given.
Nov 01 14:13:59 VSALINUXDEV01 kibana[5163]: FATAL { [ValidationError: child "server" fails because ["name" is not allowed]]
Nov 01 14:13:59 VSALINUXDEV01 kibana[5163]: name: 'ValidationError',
Nov 01 14:13:59 VSALINUXDEV01 kibana[5163]: details:
Nov 01 14:13:59 VSALINUXDEV01 kibana[5163]: [ { message: '"name" is not allowed',
Nov 01 14:13:59 VSALINUXDEV01 kibana[5163]: path: 'server.name',
Nov 01 14:13:59 VSALINUXDEV01 kibana[5163]: type: 'object.allowUnknown',
Nov 01 14:13:59 VSALINUXDEV01 kibana[5163]: context: [Object] } ],
Nov 01 14:13:59 VSALINUXDEV01 kibana[5163]: _object:
Nov 01 14:13:59 VSALINUXDEV01 kibana[5163]: { pkg:
Nov 01 14:13:59 VSALINUXDEV01 kibana[5163]: { version: '4.5.4',
Nov 01 14:13:59 VSALINUXDEV01 kibana[5163]: buildNum: 10000,
Nov 01 14:13:59 VSALINUXDEV01 kibana[5163]: buildSha: '00d0f493b91e3215703b8c8a64ec09966216ed95' },
Nov 01 14:13:59 VSALINUXDEV01 kibana[5163]: pid: { exclusive: false },
Nov 01 14:13:59 VSALINUXDEV01 kibana[5163]: server: { port: 5601, host: '10.33.41.237', name: 'DEV Kibana' } },
Nov 01 14:13:59 VSALINUXDEV01 kibana[5163]: annotate: [Function] }
Nov 01 14:13:59 VSALINUXDEV01 systemd[1]: kibana.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
Nov 01 14:13:59 VSALINUXDEV01 systemd[1]: kibana.service: Unit entered failed state.
Nov 01 14:13:59 VSALINUXDEV01 systemd[1]: kibana.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Nov 01 14:13:59 VSALINUXDEV01 systemd[1]: kibana.service: Service hold-off time over, scheduling restart.
Nov 01 14:13:59 VSALINUXDEV01 systemd[1]: Stopped no description given.

```

I'll read about the constraint on the [server.name](http://server.name) config in kibana a try to fix it. I'll keep you updated

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**Author:** ![metcheverry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee59a6/32.png) [@metcheverry](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/metcheverry)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2017, 6:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-is-not-starting-anymore/106054/14 "2017-11-01T18:25:09Z")

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> [@jbudz](#):
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> logging.dest

i removed 'proxy\_pass [http://localhost:5601](http://localhost:5601)' from kibana.yml and the service starts fine.  
i don't know what happened.

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**Author:** ![jbudz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jbudz/32/45922_2.png) [@jbudz](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jbudz)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2017, 6:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-is-not-starting-anymore/106054/15 "2017-11-01T18:27:33Z")

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`server.name` is a newer config and didn't exist in 4.5 - see [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/4.5/kibana-server-properties.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/4.5/kibana-server-properties.html) for configs on that version.

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**Author:** ![EtienneDemers](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/etiennedemers/32/23474_2.png) [@EtienneDemers](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/EtienneDemers)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2017, 6:32pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-is-not-starting-anymore/106054/16 "2017-11-01T18:32:18Z")

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Thanks a lot!

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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:** [November 29, 2017, 6:32pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-is-not-starting-anymore/106054/17 "2017-11-29T18:32:23Z")

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