Role
Primary
OpenSearch Dashboards in the OpenSearch stack
This page explains what OpenSearch Dashboards means in the OpenSearch stack: how it is included, which base service it uses, and how it connects to the rest of the stack.
OpenSearch Dashboards is one of the main services that defines the default shape of app environments created from the OpenSearch stack.
Base service
OpenSearch Dashboards
Type
service
Delivery
Prebuilt service image
Stack fit
How OpenSearch Dashboards fits into this stack
OpenSearch Dashboards is one of the main services that defines the default shape of app environments created from the OpenSearch stack.
This stack service is based on OpenSearch Dashboards and keeps the service-specific setup for OpenSearch in one place.
It is linked to OpenSearch inside the stack.
Version policy
Available versions include 3.8.
Inclusion
Enabled by default: Yes
Required: No
Primary: Yes
Connections
opensearch: OpenSearch
Storage
This stack service does not define persistent volume sizes.
Stack-specific technical details
Review the operational capabilities exposed by OpenSearch Dashboards inside this stack, including backups, imports, configs, settings, cron, actions, storage, and service links where they exist.
Configs
Keep service config files versioned with the stack instead of rebuilding them per environment.
OpenSearch Dashboards config
Service links
See how services are wired together so dependencies stay consistent across environments.
OpenSearch
Linked to OpenSearch. Required.