OpenSearch® Dashboards ======================= OpenSearch® Dashboards is both a visualisation tool for data in the cluster and a user interface for OpenSearch plugins. It's included with your Aiven for OpenSearch service and accessible through the browser. .. note:: OpenSearch Dashboards was forked in 2021 from the formerly open source project Kibana. Get started with Aiven for OpenSearch Dashboards ------------------------------------------------ Take your first steps with Aiven for OpenSearch Dashboards by following our :doc:`/docs/products/opensearch/dashboards/getting-started` article. .. warning:: OpenSearch Dashboards will be **not accessible** during a **maintenance update** that also consists of version updates to your Aiven for OpenSearch service. The duration of the maintenance window can vary based on the updates. The dashboards will be accessible again once the update is completed. Ways to use OpenSearch Dashboards --------------------------------- OpenSearch Dashboards is ideal for data visualisation and monitoring. It allows building dashboards using visual tools and provides an interface to run DSL and SQL queries. .. image:: /images/products/opensearch/dashboard-example.png :alt: A screenshot of the OpenSearch Dashboard for flights example dataset. OpenSearch Dashboards resources -------------------------------- * Official OpenSearch Dashboards documentation https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/dashboards/index/ * Dashboards Query Language https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/dashboards/dql/ * How to create reports https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/dashboards/reporting/ * Other :doc:`helpful resources ` -------- *Kibana is a trademark of Elasticsearch BV, registered in the U.S. and in other countries.*