compose-anything/src/kibana

Kibana

Kibana is a free and open user interface that lets you visualize your Elasticsearch data and navigate the Elastic Stack.

Features

• Data Visualization: Create beautiful visualizations and dashboards
• Search and Filter: Powerful search capabilities
• Machine Learning: Detect anomalies and patterns
• Alerting: Set up alerts based on your data
• Security: User authentication and authorization

Quick Start

Start Kibana (requires Elasticsearch):

docker compose up -d

Configuration

Environment Variables

• KIBANA_VERSION: Kibana version (default: 8.16.1)
• KIBANA_PORT_OVERRIDE: HTTP port (default: 5601)
• ELASTICSEARCH_HOSTS: Elasticsearch hosts (default: http://elasticsearch:9200)
• ELASTICSEARCH_USERNAME: Elasticsearch username
• ELASTICSEARCH_PASSWORD: Elasticsearch password
• KIBANA_SECURITY_ENABLED: Enable security (default: false)
• KIBANA_ENCRYPTION_KEY: Encryption key for saved objects
• KIBANA_LOG_LEVEL: Log level (default: info)

Access

• Web UI: http://localhost:5601

Prerequisites

Kibana requires Elasticsearch to be running. Make sure Elasticsearch is accessible at the configured ELASTICSEARCH_HOSTS.

Custom Configuration

Uncomment the configuration volume in docker-compose.yaml and create kibana.yml:

server.name: kibana
server.host: "0.0.0.0"
elasticsearch.hosts: ["http://elasticsearch:9200"]
monitoring.ui.container.elasticsearch.enabled: true

Health Check

Check Kibana status:

curl http://localhost:5601/api/status

Resources

• Resource Limits: 1 CPU, 1G RAM
• Resource Reservations: 0.25 CPU, 512M RAM

Common Tasks

Create Index Pattern

1. Navigate to Management → Stack Management → Index Patterns
2. Click "Create index pattern"
3. Enter your index pattern (e.g., logstash-*)
4. Select the time field
5. Click "Create index pattern"

Create Visualization

1. Navigate to Analytics → Visualize Library
2. Click "Create visualization"
3. Select visualization type
4. Configure the visualization
5. Save the visualization

Integration

Kibana works with:

• Elasticsearch (required)
• Logstash (optional)
• Beats (optional)
• APM Server (optional)