Managing Kibana dashboards at scale often leads to configuration drift and manual inconsistencies. This article presents a GitOps approach for Kibana dashboards in Elastic 9.4, leveraging Terraform for infrastructure-as-code and drift detection. By treating dashboards as code, teams can version control, review, and automate deployments, ensuring consistency across environments. The integration with Terraform allows for declarative management of Elasticsearch resources, reducing operational overhead. For DevOps engineers and platform teams, this method enhances reliability and auditability. The article also covers practical steps for setting up the pipeline, making it a valuable resource for those adopting GitOps in their Elastic stack.
A practical guide on implementing GitOps for Kibana dashboards, including drift detection and Terraform integration in Elastic 9.4.