# Problems with ELK + elasticsearch + kibana + search guard + pluggin

**URL:** <https://forum.search-guard.com/t/problems-with-elk-elasticsearch-kibana-search-guard-pluggin/1758>\
**Category:** Search Guard\
**Created:** [February 26, 2020, 12:46pm UTC](https://forum.search-guard.com/t/problems-with-elk-elasticsearch-kibana-search-guard-pluggin/1758 "2020-02-26T12:46:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![ruben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/59ef9b/32.png) [@ruben](https://forum.search-guard.com/u/ruben)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2020, 12:46pm UTC](https://forum.search-guard.com/t/problems-with-elk-elasticsearch-kibana-search-guard-pluggin/1758/1 "2020-02-26T12:46:42Z")

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Hi guys!! im very new in the world of ELK,

I have installed a new and clean ubuntu 18.0 server, I have downloaded and installed elasticsearch version 7.6.0 and kibana 7.6.0, after basically configuring it:

elasticsearch.yml

path.data: /var/lib/elasticsearch

path.logs: /var/lib/elasticsearch

network.host: 123.45.657.89

http.port: 9200

discovery.seed\_hosts: [“123.45.657.89”, “host2”]

kibana.yml

server.host: “123.45.657.89”

elasticsearch.hosts: [“[http://123.45.657.89:9200](http://123.45.657.89:9200)”]

After that, I have configured the automatic startup of the services

sudo systemctl enable elasticsearch sudo systemctl enable kibana

sudo systemctl start elasticsearch sudo systemctl start kybana

At this point it worked fine, I could get through the browser to the kibana configuration panel without any problem.

The shit starts when I wanted to install searchguard plogin to put a security kit [Just some credentials for kibana and elasticsearch]

I have installed it as follows:

I downloaded from the official repository the pluggin of elasticsearch, specifically this one:

search-guard-kibana-plugin-7-7.6.0-40.1.0.zip

I have passed it to my vm and installed it as follows:

cd /usr/share/kibana

bin/kibana-plugin install file:usr/share/kibana/search-guard-kibana-plugin-7-7.6.0-40.1.0.zip --allow-root

and installed it correctly.

The installation of the plugin I have done with the service of elasticsearch and kibana stopped

Then I restarted them and the services were active

BUT… my problem is that now kibana doesn’t work, I try to enter through the browser and the screen stays like this:

Kibana server is not ready yet

Have I missed any settings? How did you finish setting the password?

Any help is welcome, all the information I find is diffused.

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**Author:** ![srgbnd](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.search-guard.com/srgbnd/32/506_2.png) [@srgbnd](https://forum.search-guard.com/u/srgbnd)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2020, 4:07pm UTC](https://forum.search-guard.com/t/problems-with-elk-elasticsearch-kibana-search-guard-pluggin/1758/2 "2020-02-26T16:07:19Z")

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To enable security, you have to install two Search Guard plugins: one for Elasticsearch and one for Kibana.

Start with [the quick start guide](https://docs.search-guard.com/latest/demo-installer). ATTENTION! This guide is for demo only, change the credentials to make it secure. Also, read more documentation to find out how can you tune security.

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.search-guard.com/system/32/1870_2.png) [@system](https://forum.search-guard.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2020, 4:07pm UTC](https://forum.search-guard.com/t/problems-with-elk-elasticsearch-kibana-search-guard-pluggin/1758/3 "2020-03-18T16:07:22Z")

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