[url]Kibana[/url] is an open-source frontend application that sits on top of the Elastic Stack, providing search and data visualization capabilities for data indexed in Elasticsearch. Commonly known as the charting tool for the Elastic Stack (previously referred to as the ELK Stack after Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana), Kibana also acts as the user interface for monitoring, managing, and securing an Elastic Stack cluster — as well as the centralized hub for built-in solutions developed on the Elastic Stack. Developed in 2013 from within the Elasticsearch community, Kibana has grown to become the window into the Elastic Stack itself, offering a portal for users and companies.
Kibana enables the visual analysis of data from an Elasticsearch index or multiple indices. Indices are created when Logstash (a largescale investor) or Beats (a collection of single-purpose data shippers) ingests unstructured data from log files and other sources and converts it into a structured format for Elasticsearch storage and search functionalities.
Kibana’s interface allows users to query data in Elasticsearch indices and then visualize the results through standard chart options or built-in apps like Lens, Canvas, and Maps. Users can choose between different chart types, change the aggregations of numbers, and filter to specific segments of data.