Installing Kibana on Ubuntu 18.04

Kibana is an open-source data visualization and exploration tool that works with the Elasticsearch platform. It provides a user-friendly web interface for analyzing and visualizing large datasets stored in Elasticsearch.

To install Kibana on Ubuntu 18.04, follow these steps:

Step 1: Update System Packages

Before installing any new software, it is always recommended to update the system packages to their latest versions:

sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade

Step 2: Install Java Runtime Environment (JRE)

Kibana requires Java runtime to be installed. You can install the default JRE package with the following command:

sudo apt install default-jre

Step 3: Import Elastic GPG Key

To download and install Kibana, we need to import the Elastic GPG key using the following commands:

wget -qO - https://artifacts.elastic.co/GPG-KEY-elasticsearch | sudo apt-key add -

Step 4: Add Elastic Repository

Add the Elastic repository to the system's package manager list:

echo "deb https://artifacts.elastic.co/packages/7.x/apt stable main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/elastic-7.x.list

Step 5: Update Package Lists

Update the package lists to include the newly added Elastic repository:

sudo apt update

Step 6: Install Kibana

Finally, install Kibana using the following command:

sudo apt install kibana

Step 7: Configure Kibana to Run as a Service

By default, Kibana is not configured to start automatically after system boot. To enable this, execute the following command:

sudo systemctl enable kibana

Step 8: Start Kibana

Now, start the Kibana service:

sudo systemctl start kibana

You can check the status of the service with the following command:

sudo systemctl status kibana

Kibana should now be successfully installed and running on your Ubuntu 18.04 server. You can access the Kibana web interface by navigating to http://your_server_ip:5601 in a web browser.