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  Usage: bin/kibana [command=serve] [options]

  Kibana is an open source, browser based analytics and search dashboard for Elasticsearch.

  Commands:
    serve  [options]  Run the kibana server
    help  <command>   Get the help for a specific command

  "serve" Options:

    -e, --elasticsearch <uri1,uri2>  Elasticsearch instances
    -c, --config <path>              Path to the config file, use multiple
                                     --config args to include multiple config
                                     files (default: [])
    -p, --port <port>                The port to bind to
    -Q, --silent                     Set the root logger level to off
    --verbose                        Set the root logger level to all
    -H, --host <host>                The host to bind to
    -l, --log-file <path>            Deprecated, set logging file destination in
                                     your configuration
    --plugin-path <path>             A path to a plugin which should be included
                                     by the server, this can be specified
                                     multiple times to specify multiple paths
                                     (default: [])
    --allow-root                     Required if Kibana is ran as root
    --optimize                       Deprecated, running the optimizer is no
                                     longer required
    -h, --help                       output usage information
Options (11)
OptionDescriptionSource
-e, --elasticsearch uri1Elasticsearch instanceshelp
-c, --config pathPath to the config file, use multiplehelp
-p, --port portThe port to bind tohelp
-Q, --silentSet the root logger level to offhelp
--verboseSet the root logger level to allhelp
-H, --host hostThe host to bind tohelp
-l, --log-file pathDeprecated, set logging file destination in your configurationhelp
--plugin-path pathA path to a plugin which should be included by the server, this can be specified multiple times to specify multiple paths (default: [])help
--allow-rootRequired if Kibana is ran as roothelp
--optimizeDeprecated, running the optimizer is no longer requiredhelp
-h, --helpoutput usage informationhelp

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