Install Kibana on Windows
editInstall Kibana on Windows
editKibana can be installed on Windows using the .zip
package.
This package is free to use under the Elastic license. It contains open source and free commercial features and access to paid commercial features. Start a 30-day trial to try out all of the paid commercial features. See the Subscriptions page for information about Elastic license levels.
The latest stable version of Kibana can be found on the Download Kibana page. Other versions can be found on the Past Releases page.
Download and install the .zip
package
editDownload the .zip
windows archive for Kibana v7.3.2 from
https://artifacts.elastic.co/downloads/kibana/kibana-7.3.2-windows-x86_64.zip
Unzip it with your favourite unzip tool. This will create a folder called
kibana-7.3.2-windows-x86_64, which we will refer to as $KIBANA_HOME
. In a
terminal window, CD
to the $KIBANA_HOME
directory, for instance:
CD c:\kibana-7.3.2-windows-x86_64
Alternatively, you can download the following package, which contains only features that are available under the Apache 2.0 license: https://artifacts.elastic.co/downloads/kibana/kibana-oss-7.3.2-windows-x86_64.zip
Running Kibana from the command line
editKibana can be started from the command line as follows:
.\bin\kibana.bat
By default, Kibana runs in the foreground, prints its logs to STDOUT
,
and can be stopped by pressing Ctrl-C.
Configuring Kibana via config file
editKibana loads its configuration from the $KIBANA_HOME/config/kibana.yml
file by default. The format of this config file is explained in
Configuring Kibana.
Directory layout of .zip
archive
editThe .zip
package is entirely self-contained. All files and directories are,
by default, contained within $KIBANA_HOME
— the directory created when
unpacking the archive.
This is very convenient because you don’t have to create any directories to
start using Kibana, and uninstalling Kibana is as easy as removing the
$KIBANA_HOME
directory. However, it is advisable to change the default
locations of the config and data directories so that you do not delete
important data later on.
Type | Description | Default Location | Setting |
---|---|---|---|
home |
Kibana home directory or |
Directory created by unpacking the archive |
|
bin |
Binary scripts including |
|
|
config |
Configuration files including |
|
|
data |
The location of the data files written to disk by Kibana and its plugins |
|
|
optimize |
Transpiled source code. Certain administrative actions (e.g. plugin install) result in the source code being retranspiled on the fly. |
|
|
plugins |
Plugin files location. Each plugin will be contained in a subdirectory. |
|