# Query on a remote server

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/query-on-a-remote-server/105330>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [October 26, 2017, 5:02am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/query-on-a-remote-server/105330 "2017-10-26T05:02:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Wessam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d07c76/32.png) [@Wessam](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Wessam)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2017, 5:02am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/query-on-a-remote-server/105330/1 "2017-10-26T05:02:37Z")

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Hello,  
I'm currently trying to setup and work with Kibana from a laptop. Is it possible to ssh to a remote server from windows to query without installing any applications on the remote server?

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**Author:** ![tylersmalley](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/tylersmalley/32/8833_2.png) [@tylersmalley](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tylersmalley)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2017, 12:11am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/query-on-a-remote-server/105330/2 "2017-10-27T00:11:55Z")

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If you can access the Elasticsearch cluster from your computer you can run Kibana from your machine.

You would need to set `elasticsearch.url` to the remote machine and possibly `elasticsearch.username` and `elasticsearch.password` depending on if you have X-Pack.

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**Author:** ![Wessam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d07c76/32.png) [@Wessam](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Wessam)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2017, 4:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/query-on-a-remote-server/105330/3 "2017-10-30T04:47:22Z")

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So i have to install the packages on the remote server, haven't i?

Thanks a lot..

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**Author:** ![RohanKumbhar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/rohankumbhar/32/23649_2.png) [@RohanKumbhar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/RohanKumbhar)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2017, 6:35am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/query-on-a-remote-server/105330/4 "2017-10-30T06:35:44Z")

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X-Pack is not required here. If you are able to access elasticsearch.url (http//\<elasticsearch domain/ip\>:9200) then you can provide the url in your kibana.yml .

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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 27, 2017, 6:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/query-on-a-remote-server/105330/5 "2017-11-27T06:36:29Z")

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