# The problem with a custom translation file **URL:** \ **Category:** Kibana\ **Created:** [April 29, 2020, 12:47pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/the-problem-with-a-custom-translation-file/230370 "2020-04-29T12:47:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Vlad\_Piratov](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/vlad_piratov/32/66523_2.png) [@Vlad\_Piratov](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Vlad_Piratov)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2020, 12:47pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/the-problem-with-a-custom-translation-file/230370/1 "2020-04-29T12:47:41Z")
Sources Kibana 7.6.2 Kibana 7.6.2 Hi there! I started localization for RU. I did everything according to the instructions. On the develop server: generated the en translation file, imported it. On the working server: 1. Changed kibana.yml \>\> i18n.locale: "ru-RU" 2. in the root .i18nrc. json declared the existence of the file \> \> "translations": ["x-pack/plugins/translation/translations/ru-RU.json"] 3. Added the file to \>\> x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/ru-RU.json 4. I taught ikebana Started with the current settings ---
**Author:** ![Mikhail\_Shustov](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mikhail_shustov/32/49186_2.png) [@Mikhail\_Shustov](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mikhail_Shustov)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2020, 9:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/the-problem-with-a-custom-translation-file/230370/2 "2020-04-30T09:37:11Z")
@Vlad_Piratov Can you see any errors? or the file is just **completely** ignored? Could you make sure that `ru-RU.json` doesn't contain any metadata for translators? it should look like `"key": "value"`, not `"key: { "text":..., "comment": ... }` > "translations": ["x-pack/plugins/translation/translations/ru-RU.json"] should be "translations": ["x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/ru-RU.json"] ---
**Author:** ![Vlad\_Piratov](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/vlad_piratov/32/66523_2.png) [@Vlad\_Piratov](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Vlad_Piratov)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2020, 9:40am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/the-problem-with-a-custom-translation-file/230370/3 "2020-04-30T09:40:18Z")
The file is ignored. And there are no mistakes ---
**Author:** ![Mikhail\_Shustov](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mikhail_shustov/32/49186_2.png) [@Mikhail\_Shustov](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mikhail_Shustov)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2020, 10:08am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/the-problem-with-a-custom-translation-file/230370/4 "2020-04-30T10:08:00Z")
Could you check: - an html page contains the correct lang attribute ![2020-04-30_11-53-34](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/b/d/bdedef64f24e02fa909467ed236585b51e8f13e4.png) - Kibana loads the correct translation files ![2020-04-30_11-51-59](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/0/7/0787821784eeffea3f894ff0cb810613835b0a53.png) ---
**Author:** ![Vlad\_Piratov](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/vlad_piratov/32/66523_2.png) [@Vlad\_Piratov](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Vlad_Piratov)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2020, 11:16am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/the-problem-with-a-custom-translation-file/230370/5 "2020-04-30T11:16:25Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/2/a/2ac7d0785f0e131f69671dcd949157b26fe618a1.png) When I change the ru-RU file.json on zh-CH.json, then everything works ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/f/d/fde2e35f024dd669c2ae59f6741f9cd8c2dd1dc1.png) ---
**Author:** ![Vlad\_Piratov](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/vlad_piratov/32/66523_2.png) [@Vlad\_Piratov](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Vlad_Piratov)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2020, 11:41am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/the-problem-with-a-custom-translation-file/230370/6 "2020-04-30T11:41:01Z")
What are your thoughts? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Mikhail\_Shustov](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mikhail_shustov/32/49186_2.png) [@Mikhail\_Shustov](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mikhail_Shustov)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2020, 11:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/the-problem-with-a-custom-translation-file/230370/7 "2020-04-30T11:45:03Z")
trying to reproduce locally. In the meantime - I don't see `ru-RU.json` is present in the `translations/` folder. Are you sure Kibana loads it ? ---
**Author:** ![Vlad\_Piratov](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/vlad_piratov/32/66523_2.png) [@Vlad\_Piratov](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Vlad_Piratov)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2020, 12:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/the-problem-with-a-custom-translation-file/230370/8 "2020-04-30T12:00:36Z")
I wrote the path in .i18nrc. json & x-pack/.i18nrc.json The screenshot showed: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/e/1/e1ffbcd69414a334c24ea4c63b93c482ff08c539.png) ---
**Author:** ![Mikhail\_Shustov](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mikhail_shustov/32/49186_2.png) [@Mikhail\_Shustov](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mikhail_Shustov)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2020, 12:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/the-problem-with-a-custom-translation-file/230370/9 "2020-04-30T12:27:45Z")
Ok. It looks like the problem that Kibana doesn't declare `ru-RU` locale [here](https://github.com/elastic/kibana/blob/v7.6.2/packages/kbn-i18n/src/core/locales.js) as suggested in [Локализация Кибаны](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/topic/228160/5) You can use any other known locale `de-DE`, for example, but it is going to include language rules (such as a plural form, ie) of this language. You could send a PR extending language set in Kibana with the Russian language. Or extend the set and [build Kibana locally](https://github.com/elastic/kibana/blob/7b57caf62beb33d06959ac6368a956a9e5f492aa/CONTRIBUTING.md#testing-and-building). ---
**Author:** ![Vlad\_Piratov](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/vlad_piratov/32/66523_2.png) [@Vlad\_Piratov](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Vlad_Piratov)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2020, 12:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/the-problem-with-a-custom-translation-file/230370/10 "2020-04-30T12:46:48Z")
When I started the 'yarn run' project from the sources, everything was displayed correctly... ---
**Author:** ![Vlad\_Piratov](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/vlad_piratov/32/66523_2.png) [@Vlad\_Piratov](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Vlad_Piratov)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2020, 12:47pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/the-problem-with-a-custom-translation-file/230370/11 "2020-04-30T12:47:19Z")
But I will try to do as you write and may actually have to compile the project from 0... ---
**Author:** ![Vlad\_Piratov](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/vlad_piratov/32/66523_2.png) [@Vlad\_Piratov](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Vlad_Piratov)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2020, 12:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/the-problem-with-a-custom-translation-file/230370/12 "2020-04-30T12:49:31Z")
Thx u very big 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2020, 12:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/the-problem-with-a-custom-translation-file/230370/13 "2020-05-28T12:49:44Z")
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