# Where is configuration stored? **URL:** \ **Category:** Kibana\ **Created:** [January 30, 2018, 2:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/where-is-configuration-stored/117633 "2018-01-30T14:27:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![some7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/58f4c7/32.png) [@some7](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/some7)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2018, 2:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/where-is-configuration-stored/117633/1 "2018-01-30T14:27:33Z")
When you create index patterns, mappings for fields, visualizations, dashboards, etc in kibana, where are these settings stored? When I reinstall my system I'd like to be able to restore everything to exactly how it was. I'm using kibana for logstash, I don't need the actual logstash entries saved, just the configuration. In `/etc/kibana/kibana.yml` it doesn't have any of this config. ---
**Author:** ![tylersmalley](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/tylersmalley/32/8833_2.png) [@tylersmalley](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tylersmalley)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2018, 9:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/where-is-configuration-stored/117633/2 "2018-01-30T21:35:07Z")
Kibana stores its data in an Elasticsearch index. By default, this is `.kibana` but can be changed with the `kibana.index` [setting](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/settings.html). I would recommend using [snapshot and restore](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/modules-snapshots.html) to backup the data in this index. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2018, 9:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/where-is-configuration-stored/117633/3 "2018-02-27T21:35:14Z")
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