kibana-monitoring-self-managed.md

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{{kib}} monitoring self-managed [configuring-monitoring]

If you enable the {{monitor-features}} in your cluster, there are a few methods available to collect metrics about {{kib}}:

• {{agent}} collection: Uses a single agent to gather logs and metrics. Can be managed from a central location in {{fleet}}.
• {{metricbeat}} collection: Uses a lightweight {{beats}} shipper to gather metrics. May be preferred if you have an existing investment in {{beats}} or are not yet ready to use {{agent}}.
• Legacy collection: Uses internal collectors to gather metrics. Not recommended. If you have previously configured legacy collection methods, you should migrate to using {{agent}} or {{metricbeat}}.

You can also use {{kib}} to visualize monitoring data from across the {{stack}}.

To learn about monitoring in general, refer to .