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Latest Posts

• 2025-04-25

  Kibana _cat API tips for Elasticsearch

  Simple _cat API tips that will make working with Elasticsearch in Kibana easier.

• 2025-04-21

  Kibana most useful keyboard shortcuts

  My most used keyboard shortcuts for Kibana. Yes, Kibana has keyboard shortcuts! 🚀

• 2025-04-16

  Elasticsearch 101: Shards vs Replicas

  Understanding the critical difference between Elasticsearch shards and replicas for optimal cluster performance and reliability.

• 2025-04-13

  Elasticsearch 101: Object vs Nested

  Interview question on Elasticsearch: what is the difference between object and nested data types?

• 2025-04-10

  Elasticsearch tips: auto_expand_replicas

  The auto_expand_replicas setting in Elasticsearch dynamically adjust replica counts during cluster scaling.

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