--- title: Explore Manticore Data with OpenSearch Dashboards description: A step-by-step walkthrough shows how to connect OpenSearch Dashboards to Manticore Search instead of OpenSearch, using Manticore's EmulateElastic plugin in... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/explore-manticore-data-with-opensearch-dashboards-3yqvkd9df twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Explore Manticore Data with OpenSearch Dashboards | daily.dev og:description: A step-by-step walkthrough shows how to connect OpenSearch Dashboards to Manticore Search instead of OpenSearch, using Manticore's EmulateElastic plugin in... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/explore-manticore-data-with-opensearch-dashboards-3yqvkd9df og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/3YQVKd9Df.png og:image:alt: Explore Manticore Data with OpenSearch Dashboards og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Explore Manticore Data with OpenSearch Dashboards **[Manticore](https://daily.dev/sources/manticoresearch)** · 7 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A step-by-step walkthrough shows how to connect OpenSearch Dashboards to Manticore Search instead of OpenSearch, using Manticore's EmulateElastic plugin in Manticore Buddy for API compatibility. It covers configuring the HTTP listener and kibana_version_string in Manticore, pointing opensearch_dashboards.yml at Manticore's endpoint, disabling the OpenSearch Security plugin, loading sample log data, creating an index pattern, and building Discover views and visualizations (bar charts, time-series, average latency). The piece also lists unsupported field types (geo, vector, nested, range) and unavailable OpenSearch-specific apps (alerting, anomaly detection, security analytics), positioning the combo as an ELK stack alternative. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Can I use OpenSearch Dashboards with Manticore Search instead of OpenSearch? Yes, Manticore Search exposes an API-compatible HTTP endpoint on port 9308 via the EmulateElastic plugin in Manticore Buddy, allowing OpenSearch Dashboards to connect directly without an actual OpenSearch cluster. You configure opensearch.hosts to point at Manticore's endpoint and disable the OpenSearch Security plugin, since Manticore does not provide it. _Teams weighing ELK-stack alternatives can track integrations like this one on daily.dev._ ### What OpenSearch Dashboards version works with Manticore Search? OpenSearch Dashboards 3.4.0 is the currently tested and recommended version for the Manticore integration, though other versions may work without the same level of testing. The kibana_version_string setting in Manticore's configuration must match the OpenSearch Dashboards version, since a mismatch can trigger startup warnings or prevent it from starting. _Developers pinning compatible tool versions can follow updates like this on daily.dev._ ### Which field types and features are unsupported when using OpenSearch Dashboards with Manticore Search? Unsupported field types include geo_point, geo_shape, xy_point, xy_shape, range types, semantic, rank_feature, percolator, knn_vector, sparse_vector, nested, join, completion, and search_as_you_type. Nested aggregations are also unsupported, and features like Alerting, Anomaly Detection, Security Analytics, and Index Management are unavailable since they depend on OpenSearch-specific APIs. _Evaluating tool limitations before adopting a search stack is easier with daily.dev tracking these details._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [OpenSearch Dashboards: A Complete Guide to Visualization and Analytics](https://daily.dev/posts/opensearch-dashboards-a-complete-guide-to-visualization-and-analytics-ohmilgolk) · BigData Boutique blog · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Why monitoring your search engine matters: Manticore → Prometheus → Grafana](https://daily.dev/posts/why-monitoring-your-search-engine-matters-manticore-prometheus-grafana-8qstktwpg) · Manticore · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Monitor Manticore Search in Grafana with One Command](https://daily.dev/posts/monitor-manticore-search-in-grafana-with-one-command-9lm0vyzyk) · Manticore · 3 upvotes · 0 comments - [A visual guide to troubleshooting search performance using Query Insights dashboards](https://daily.dev/posts/a-visual-guide-to-troubleshooting-search-performance-using-query-insights-dashboards-beyavyyga) · OpenSearch · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - 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