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Setting Kibana Server Properties
editSetting Kibana Server Properties
editThe Kibana server reads properties from the kibana.yml
file on startup. The default
settings configure Kibana to run on localhost:5601
. To change the host or port number, or
connect to Elasticsearch running on a different machine, you’ll need to update your kibana.yml
file. You can also enable SSL and set a variety of other options.
Table 1. Kibana Server Properties
Property | Description |
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The port that the Kibana server runs on. Default: |
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The host to bind the Kibana server to. Default: |
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The Elasticsearch instance where the indices you want to query reside. Default: |
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By default, the host specified in the incoming request from the browser is specified as the host in the
corresponding request Kibana sends to Elasticsearch. If you set this option to |
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The name of the index where saved searched, visualizations, and dashboards will be stored. Default: |
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The page that will be displayed when you launch Kibana: |
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How long to wait for responses from the Kibana backend or Elasticsearch, in milliseconds. Default: |
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How long Elasticsearch should wait for responses from shards. Set to 0 to disable. Default: |
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Indicates whether or not to validate the Elasticsearch SSL certificate. Set to false to disable SSL verification. Default: |
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The path to the CA certificate for your Elasticsearch instance. Specify if you are using a self-signed certificate
so the certificate can be verified. (Otherwise, you have to disable |
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The path to your Kibana server’s key file. Must be set to encrypt communications between the browser and Kibana. Default: none. |
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The path to your Kibana server’s certificate file. Must be set to encrypt communications between the browser and Kibana. Default: none. |
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The location where you want to store the process ID file. If not specified, the PID file is stored in |