4. Visualize with Kibana

Visualize the results from Saffron using Kibana

This section describes how to visualize in table and graphs the results given by Saffron.

Note: To visualize the results in Kibana, Saffron must be run using the command line interface (and not Docker) as it uses the output JSON files that are generated.

What is Kibana?

Kibana is a free and open user interface that lets you visualize data in a dashboard. It is built on top of Elasticsearch and allows users to navigate the Elastic Stack.

Elasticsearch is a distributed, RESTful search and analytics engine capable of addressing a growing number of use cases. As the heart of the Elastic Stack, it centrally stores data for lightning fast search, fine‑tuned relevancy, and powerful analytics that scale with ease. ElasticSearch is a powerful search and analytics engine, and Kibana is an equally powerful user interface for creating advanced custom visualizations in order to perform deeper analysis. Kibana allows users to analyze ElasticSearch data by creating visualizations and dashboards across a variety of data sets.

4.1. Installation

To use Kibana for the visualization, you will need both ElasticSearch and Kibana to run in the background. Click on the title to learn about how to do this.

4.2. Visualisation

After the installation process, Saffron needs to be linked to Kibana for visualising the results. Click on the title to learn how to do this.