# Store Kibana dashboard data in a separate Elasticsearch instance? **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [December 3, 2014, 7:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/store-kibana-dashboard-data-in-a-separate-elasticsearch-instance/21066 "2014-12-03T19:07:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![scamire](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/scamire/32/1077_2.png) [@scamire](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/scamire)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2014, 7:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/store-kibana-dashboard-data-in-a-separate-elasticsearch-instance/21066/1 "2014-12-03T19:07:10Z")
I know Marvel can be configured to store data separately from the cluster that it is reporting on. Is the same type of configuration available for Kibana as well? After some exhaustive searching, I haven't turned up any information on the topic. Can Kibana store it's data separately from the data it reports on or must it use the same Elasticsearch instance? Thanks. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/9004a14c-9623-46c8-9623-b10518e3bbfe%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/9004a14c-9623-46c8-9623-b10518e3bbfe%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2014, 7:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/store-kibana-dashboard-data-in-a-separate-elasticsearch-instance/21066/2 "2014-12-03T19:49:37Z")
It's stored on the cluster it interfaces on. You can export dashboards though. On 4 December 2014 at 06:07, Steve Camire [steve.camire@gmail.com](mailto:steve.camire@gmail.com) wrote: > I know Marvel can be configured to store data separately from the cluster > that it is reporting on. Is the same type of configuration available for > Kibana as well? After some exhaustive searching, I haven't turned up any > information on the topic. > > Can Kibana store it's data separately from the data it reports on or must > it use the same Elasticsearch instance? > > Thanks. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "elasticsearch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > To view this discussion on the web visit > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/9004a14c-9623-46c8-9623-b10518e3bbfe%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/9004a14c-9623-46c8-9623-b10518e3bbfe%40googlegroups.com) > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/9004a14c-9623-46c8-9623-b10518e3bbfe%40googlegroups.com?utm\_medium=email&utm\_source=footer](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/9004a14c-9623-46c8-9623-b10518e3bbfe%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer) > . > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAEYi1X8GoMGC9SOjxj%3DnkP\_PMUwB1jpkaGN0zOBBmc3TfnCzTA%40mail.gmail.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAEYi1X8GoMGC9SOjxj%3DnkP_PMUwB1jpkaGN0zOBBmc3TfnCzTA%40mail.gmail.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![scamire](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/scamire/32/1077_2.png) [@scamire](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/scamire)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2014, 7:52pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/store-kibana-dashboard-data-in-a-separate-elasticsearch-instance/21066/3 "2014-12-03T19:52:19Z")
Thanks Mark, about what I expected. On Dec 3, 2014 2:50 PM, "Mark Walkom" [markwalkom@gmail.com](mailto:markwalkom@gmail.com) wrote: > It's stored on the cluster it interfaces on. > > You can export dashboards though. > > On 4 December 2014 at 06:07, Steve Camire [steve.camire@gmail.com](mailto:steve.camire@gmail.com) wrote: > > > I know Marvel can be configured to store data separately from the cluster > > that it is reporting on. Is the same type of configuration available for > > Kibana as well? After some exhaustive searching, I haven't turned up any > > information on the topic. > > > > Can Kibana store it's data separately from the data it reports on or must > > it use the same Elasticsearch instance? > > > > Thanks. > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "elasticsearch" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > > email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > > To view this discussion on the web visit > > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/9004a14c-9623-46c8-9623-b10518e3bbfe%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/9004a14c-9623-46c8-9623-b10518e3bbfe%40googlegroups.com) > > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/9004a14c-9623-46c8-9623-b10518e3bbfe%40googlegroups.com?utm\_medium=email&utm\_source=footer](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/9004a14c-9623-46c8-9623-b10518e3bbfe%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer) > > . > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > [https://groups.google.com/d/topic/elasticsearch/L0UCnuKgwlU/unsubscribe](https://groups.google.com/d/topic/elasticsearch/L0UCnuKgwlU/unsubscribe). > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > To view this discussion on the web visit > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAEYi1X8GoMGC9SOjxj%3DnkP\_PMUwB1jpkaGN0zOBBmc3TfnCzTA%40mail.gmail.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAEYi1X8GoMGC9SOjxj%3DnkP_PMUwB1jpkaGN0zOBBmc3TfnCzTA%40mail.gmail.com) > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAEYi1X8GoMGC9SOjxj%3DnkP\_PMUwB1jpkaGN0zOBBmc3TfnCzTA%40mail.gmail.com?utm\_medium=email&utm\_source=footer](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAEYi1X8GoMGC9SOjxj%3DnkP_PMUwB1jpkaGN0zOBBmc3TfnCzTA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer) > . > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAEqMyZxmApj%2BiD1MfthgYp6CjA9fUuWPoJVMB5MSJ4Q-t0jaqg%40mail.gmail.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAEqMyZxmApj%2BiD1MfthgYp6CjA9fUuWPoJVMB5MSJ4Q-t0jaqg%40mail.gmail.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**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, 12:46am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/store-kibana-dashboard-data-in-a-separate-elasticsearch-instance/21066/4 "2017-07-06T00:46:07Z")