# Environment Variables

<table><thead><tr><th width="263">Variable Name</th><th width="96">Type</th><th width="171">Relevance</th><th width="102">Required</th><th>Default</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>ES_KIBANA<em>_</em>SYSTEM</td><td>String</td><td>ElasticSearch auth username</td><td>Yes</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>KIBANA_INSTANCES</td><td>Number</td><td>Number of service replicas </td><td>No</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>KIBANA_YML<em>_</em>CONFIG</td><td>String</td><td>Path to the service configuration file</td><td>No</td><td>kibana-kibana.yml </td></tr><tr><td>KIBANA_USERNAME</td><td>String</td><td>Service username</td><td>No</td><td>elastic</td></tr><tr><td>KIBANA_PASSWORD</td><td>String</td><td>Service password</td><td>No</td><td>dev_password_only</td></tr><tr><td>KIBANA_SSL</td><td>Boolean</td><td>SSL protocol requirement</td><td>No</td><td>True</td></tr><tr><td>KIBANA_CONFIG<em>_</em>FILE</td><td>String</td><td>Path to the dashboard import file</td><td>No</td><td>kibana-export.ndjson</td></tr><tr><td>KIBANA_MEMORY<em>_</em>LIMIT</td><td>String</td><td>RAM usage limit</td><td>No</td><td>3G</td></tr><tr><td>KIBANA_MEMORY<em>_</em>RESERVE</td><td>String</td><td>Reserved RAM</td><td>No</td><td>500M</td></tr></tbody></table>


---

# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation

If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://jembi.gitbook.io/openhim-platform/packages/dashboard-visualiser-kibana/environment-variables.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.