Debugging Kibana Dashboards

Kibana dashboards, which facilitate quick and easy visualization of data indexed in Elasticsearch, can present performance challenges that are difficult to diagnose due to the UI abstraction. To address these issues, the blog presents four methods: Elastic Application Performance Monitoring (APM), Chrome Developer Tools, the Kibana Inspector, and the Elasticsearch Slow Log. Elastic APM helps identify slow performance by capturing errors and traces during dashboard navigation, particularly pinpointing issues with plugins. Chrome Developer Tools allow developers to step through the code to trace errors and unexpected behaviors. The Kibana Inspector provides access to queries executed by individual panels, offering insight into their performance, while the Elasticsearch Slow Log captures and logs slow queries that impact server performance, enabling identification of problematic dashboard controls. These tools collectively aid in diagnosing and optimizing dashboard performance by analyzing the execution times and resource usage of various components.

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