# Unable to use Kibana

**URL:** <https://forum.opensearch.org/t/unable-to-use-kibana/790>\
**Category:** General Feedback\
**Created:** [May 30, 2019, 12:22pm UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/unable-to-use-kibana/790 "2019-05-30T12:22:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![arnav](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e68b1a/32.png) [@arnav](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/arnav)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2019, 12:22pm UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/unable-to-use-kibana/790/1 "2019-05-30T12:22:43Z")

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When I go to 127.0.0.1:5601 (default kibana host and port) it says unable to connect.

Elasticsearch.yml configuration:  
network.host: 0.0.0.0  
http.port: 9200  
opendistro\_security.disabled: true

Kibana.yml configuration:  
elasticsearch.url: [http://127.0.0.1:9200](http://127.0.0.1:9200)  
logging.dest: /var/log/kibana.log  
(All the opendistro\_security lines are deleted)

Result of curl to Elasticsearch  
curl 127.0.0.1:9200  
{  
“name” : “BgGXNlH”,  
“cluster\_name” : “elasticsearch”,  
“cluster\_uuid” : “a81MEDf\_ThS5unpaXC3m3A”,  
“version” : {  
“number” : “6.7.1”,  
“build\_flavor” : “oss”,  
“build\_type” : “deb”,  
“build\_hash” : “2f32220”,  
“build\_date” : “2019-04-02T15:59:27.961366Z”,  
“build\_snapshot” : false,  
“lucene\_version” : “7.7.0”,  
“minimum\_wire\_compatibility\_version” : “5.6.0”,  
“minimum\_index\_compatibility\_version” : “5.0.0”  
},  
“tagline” : “You Know, for Search”  
}

Operating System: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS on virtualbox with host OS as Windows 10 Pro  
Installation Mode: Debian

P.S:

1. Unable to locate kibana logs
2. I’ve followed all the steps mentioned here ([https://opendistro.github.io/for-elasticsearch-docs/docs/security/disable/](https://opendistro.github.io/for-elasticsearch-docs/docs/security/disable/)) to disable security in kibana and elasticsearch.
3. Everything is running locally on the Ubuntu guest VM
4. Even when I change the network.host in elasticsearch.yml from 0.0.0.0 to 127.0.0.1 the problem persists.
5. I use systemctl to start and stop elasticsearch and kibana services.

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**Author:** ![aetter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e95f7d/32.png) [@aetter](https://forum.opensearch.org/u/aetter)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2019, 10:43pm UTC](https://forum.opensearch.org/t/unable-to-use-kibana/790/2 "2019-06-19T22:43:59Z")

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Hi arnav, I’m not able to reproduce with a fresh install. Does `curl localhost:5601` from Ubuntu also time out? Are you trying to navigate to Kibana using a browser on your Ubuntu VM or on Windows machine? I can imagine some sort of network issue preventing your Windows browser from reaching Kibana, but otherwise, your configuration looks fine.