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+# kibana容器服务
+
+## 用法
+
+先在`config/kibana.yml`文件中配置好elasticsearch服务地址和用户名密码：
+
+```yml
+elasticsearch.hosts: [ "http://localhost:9200" ]
+elasticsearch.username: "kibana"
+elasticsearch.password: "elastic"
+```
+
+保存后启动容器即可：
+
+```sh
+docker compose up -d
+```