Xpack configuration in ELK stack

What is Xpack?

Elastic Stack, often known as ELK (Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana), is a collection of extensions known as X-Pack. The Elastic Stack’s functionality is improved by X-Pack’s new features and capabilities, increasing its adaptability to a wider range of use scenarios.

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How to enable minimal security in ELK using xpack

Stop elasticsearch and kibana

systemctl stop elasticsearch
systemctl stop kibana

Edit elasticsearch.yml in /etc/elasticsearch and add,
xpack.security.enabled: true as shown below

nano /etc/elasticsearch/elasticsearch.yml

xpack.security.enabled: true

Start elasticsearch and check status using,

systemctl start elasticsearch
systemctl status elasticsearch

Starting elasticsearch