# Set individual Kibana options

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/set-individual-kibana-options/153666>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [October 23, 2018, 6:40pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/set-individual-kibana-options/153666 "2018-10-23T18:40:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Nikolay\_Kolev](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/nikolay_kolev/32/864_2.png) [@Nikolay\_Kolev](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Nikolay_Kolev)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2018, 6:40pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/set-individual-kibana-options/153666/1 "2018-10-23T18:40:02Z")

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Is there a way to only set specific Kibana options instead of replacing the whole blob? Why doesn't `kibana.yml` allow for defaults override so that when a new `.kibana` index is created, it can be populated from there instead of having to make REST API calls?

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**Author:** ![Marius\_Dragomir](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/marius_dragomir/32/42087_2.png) [@Marius\_Dragomir](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Marius_Dragomir)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2018, 12:52pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/set-individual-kibana-options/153666/2 "2018-10-24T12:52:33Z")

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I'm sorry, but could you explain this a little more?  
the kibana.yml file allows you to change any settings you want, so this is what I don't understand.

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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 21, 2018, 1:06pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/set-individual-kibana-options/153666/3 "2018-11-21T13:06:38Z")

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