# Using local node js to run Kibana

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/using-local-node-js-to-run-kibana/158187>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [November 26, 2018, 1:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/using-local-node-js-to-run-kibana/158187 "2018-11-26T13:36:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![Altiano\_Gerung](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/altiano_gerung/32/38040_2.png) [@Altiano\_Gerung](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Altiano_Gerung)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2018, 1:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/using-local-node-js-to-run-kibana/158187/1 "2018-11-26T13:36:23Z")

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Just wondering if I can use my locally installed node js to run kibana..

I see that kibana folder has include its own Node js, which I think maybe more memory consume than if it was using local Node js installation...

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**Author:** ![lukas](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/lukas/32/6812_2.png) [@lukas](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/lukas)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2018, 7:17pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/using-local-node-js-to-run-kibana/158187/2 "2018-11-29T19:17:23Z")

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I think technically you could modify the `bin/kibana` file to point to your local node, but you'd need to make sure the version was the same as what is expected by Kibana.

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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:** [December 27, 2018, 7:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/using-local-node-js-to-run-kibana/158187/3 "2018-12-27T19:26:23Z")

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