Kibana is an open-source data visualization tool that works in tandem with Elasticsearch and Logstash to provide a complete data analytics stack. In this tutorial, we will be installing Kibana on macOS.
Before installing Kibana, ensure that you have the following:
Homebrew is a package manager for macOS that allows the installation of various software packages. To install Homebrew, open Terminal and enter the following command:
/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
Kibana requires Elasticsearch to be installed on the system. To install Elasticsearch, enter the following command in Terminal:
brew install elasticsearch
After installing Elasticsearch, you will need to configure it. Open Terminal and enter the following command:
brew services start elasticsearch
This will start the Elasticsearch service. You can verify that Elasticsearch is running by entering the following URL in your web browser:
http://localhost:9200
If Elasticsearch is configured correctly, you should see a JSON response with the Elasticsearch version number.
To install Kibana, enter the following command in Terminal:
brew install kibana
After installing Kibana, you will need to configure it to work with Elasticsearch. Open Terminal and enter the following command:
brew services start kibana
Open your web browser and navigate to the following URL:
http://localhost:5601
If Kibana is installed correctly, you should see the Kibana splash screen.
In this tutorial, we have gone through the steps to install Kibana on macOS. Kibana is a powerful data visualization tool that can be used to analyse data stored in Elasticsearch. With Kibana, you can create beautiful dashboards and visualizations to help you better understand your data.
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