# Migrating settings and dashboards from an offline instance (Kibana/Metricbeat/Winlogbeat)

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/migrating-settings-and-dashboards-from-an-offline-instance-kibana-metricbeat-winlogbeat/363948>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [July 29, 2024, 7:03am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/migrating-settings-and-dashboards-from-an-offline-instance-kibana-metricbeat-winlogbeat/363948 "2024-07-29T07:03:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![Shaakxuur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@Shaakxuur](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Shaakxuur)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2024, 7:03am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/migrating-settings-and-dashboards-from-an-offline-instance-kibana-metricbeat-winlogbeat/363948/1 "2024-07-29T07:03:37Z")

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Hi  
My Test single Node Cluster is offline due a data corruption.  
([Shard Allocation Failed](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/shard-allocation-failed/363881))

However, I would like to export the created dashboards and settings from Kibana (and if possible Metricbeat and WInlogbeat) so that I don't have to create them from scratch.  
Is there any way to do this?

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**Author:** ![carly.richmond](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/carly.richmond/32/104935_2.png) [@carly.richmond](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/carly.richmond)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2024, 1:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/migrating-settings-and-dashboards-from-an-offline-instance-kibana-metricbeat-winlogbeat/363948/2 "2024-07-29T13:20:34Z")

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Hi @Shaakxuur,

Which version of Elasticsearch are you using? Depending on the version you should be able to use the [export saved objects API](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/saved-objects-api-export.html) to pull out the dashboards and related objects, before using the corresponding [import saved objects API](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/saved-objects-api-import.html). Be sure to check the version compatibility matrix in the import documentation to see if the objects are compatible for export and import.

For the Metricbeat and Winlogbeat configuration, you should be able to look at the `metricbeat.yml` and `winlogbeat.yml` files where you have installed the respective Beat.

Hope that helps!

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**Author:** ![Shaakxuur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@Shaakxuur](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Shaakxuur)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2024, 1:31pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/migrating-settings-and-dashboards-from-an-offline-instance-kibana-metricbeat-winlogbeat/363948/3 "2024-07-29T13:31:08Z")

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Hey Carly,

I'll give that a try, thank you very much 🙂

The last installed version was 8.10.2.  
The latest version is 8.14.3.  
I don't see any negative effects in the documentation.  
Should I first install the new server with version 8.10.2 or can I install 8.14.3 directly?

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**Author:** ![carly.richmond](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/carly.richmond/32/104935_2.png) [@carly.richmond](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/carly.richmond)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2024, 1:33pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/migrating-settings-and-dashboards-from-an-offline-instance-kibana-metricbeat-winlogbeat/363948/4 "2024-07-29T13:33:01Z")

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Looking at the compatibility matrix I think installing 8.14.3 directly should be ok.