# Remove Default Index? **URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/remove-default-index/51479 **Category:** Kibana **Created:** [May 31, 2016, 7:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/remove-default-index/51479 "2016-05-31T19:54:20Z") **Posts on this page:** 3 **Page:** 1
### Author: ![fnzv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e36b37/32.png) [@fnzv](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/fnzv) #### Post date: [May 31, 2016, 7:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/remove-default-index/51479/1 "2016-05-31T19:54:20Z")
Hi, I wanted to know if it's possible to disable the default index on Kibana dashboard or change the default page with a different one? ---
### 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: [May 31, 2016, 8:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/remove-default-index/51479/2 "2016-05-31T20:50:44Z")
The default index can be changed in Settings -\> Advanced. ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/2X/3/313d16abdf013edcbb7f44f56af8abb1f15779e0.png) or by clicking the star when you select an index pattern in settings. If one isn't selecting you'll be asked to choose one. If you want to change the default page, in `config/kibana.yml` you can set kibana.defaultAppId to a different page, ie "dashboard". There isn't a current way to disable having a default index but if you want to file an enhancement request with your use case you can do so at [https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues](https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues). ---
### Author: ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system) #### Post date: [July 6, 2017, 1:51pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/remove-default-index/51479/3 "2017-07-06T13:51:55Z")