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Setting Kibana Server Properties

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Setting Kibana Server Properties

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The 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
`port`	The port that the Kibana server runs on. Default: `port: 5601`.
`host`	The host to bind the Kibana server to. Default: `host: "0.0.0.0"`.
`elasticsearch_url`	The Elasticsearch instance where the indices you want to query reside. Default: `elasticsearch_url: "http://localhost:9200"`.
`elasticsearch_preserve_host`	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 `false`, Kibana uses the host specified in `elasticsearch_url`. You probably don’t need to worry about this setting—just use the default. Default: `elasticsearch_preserve_host: true`.
`kibana_index`	The name of the index where saved searched, visualizations, and dashboards will be stored. Default: `kibana_index: .kibana`.
`default_app_id`	The page that will be displayed when you launch Kibana: `discover`, `visualize`, `dashboard`, or `settings`. Default: `default_app_id: "discover"`.
`request_timeout`	How long to wait for responses from the Kibana backend or Elasticsearch, in milliseconds. Default: `request_timeout: 500000`.
`shard_timeout`	How long Elasticsearch should wait for responses from shards. Set to 0 to disable. Default: `shard_timeout: 0`.
`verify_ssl`	Indicates whether or not to validate the Elasticsearch SSL certificate. Set to false to disable SSL verification. Default: `verify_ssl: true`.
`ca`	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 `verify_ssl`.) Default: none.
`ssl_key_file`	The path to your Kibana server’s key file. Must be set to encrypt communications between the browser and Kibana. Default: none.
`ssl_cert_file`	The path to your Kibana server’s certificate file. Must be set to encrypt communications between the browser and Kibana. Default: none.
`pid_file`	The location where you want to store the process ID file. If not specified, the PID file is stored in `/var/run/kibana.pid`. Default: none.

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