diff --git a/doc/quickstart.rst b/doc/quickstart.rst index 30cf69969a..838596a4c0 100644 --- a/doc/quickstart.rst +++ b/doc/quickstart.rst @@ -645,3 +645,23 @@ provide no information. To learn more about Docker command line operation please refer to `Docker documentation <https://docs.docker.com/reference/commandline/cli/>`__. + +When ``enable_central_logging`` is enabled, to view the logs in a web browser +using Kibana, go to: + +:: + + http://<kolla_internal_vip_address>:<kibana_server_port> + +and authenticate using ``<kibana_user>`` and ``<kibana_password>``. + +The values of ``<kolla_internal_vip_address>``, ``<kibana_server_port>`` and +``<kibana_user>`` can be found in +``<kolla_install_path>/kolla/ansible/group_vars/all.yml`` or if the default +values are overridden, in ``/etc/kolla/globals.yml``. The value of +``<kibana_password>`` can be found in ``/etc/kolla/passwords.yml``. + +Note: When you log in to Kibana web interface for the first time, you are +prompted to create an index. Please create an index using the name ``log-*``. +This step is necessary until the default Kibana dashboard is implemented in +Kolla. \ No newline at end of file