Q: How do I secure this? I don't want to leave 9200 open.
A: A simple nginx virtual host and proxy configuration can be found in the sample/nginx.conf
Q: How to run the grunt build process.
A: Steps to follow a)Install node & npm b)npm install -g grunt-cli c)npm install in kibana folder d)grunt build
Useful links: https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Installing-Node.js-via-package-manager https://npmjs.org/doc/install.html http://www.ghosthorses.co.uk/production-diary/installing-grunt-on-os-x-and-windows-7/
If you have questions or comments the best place to reach me is #logstash or #elasticsearch on irc.freenode.net
Please see CONTRIBUTING.md. If you have a bugfix or new feature that you would like to contribute to Kibana, please find or open an issue about it first.