diff --git a/examples/kibana-sample-data/docker-compose.yml b/examples/kibana-sample-data/docker-compose.yml
index d615f4f70..050d93ead 100644
--- a/examples/kibana-sample-data/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/examples/kibana-sample-data/docker-compose.yml
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ services:
       start_period: 2m
       interval: 1s
       timeout: 1s
+    volumes:
+      - ./kibana/config/kibana.yml:/usr/share/kibana/config/kibana.yml:ro
   kibana-sidecar:
     image: docker.elastic.co/kibana/kibana:8.11.1
     restart: "no"
diff --git a/examples/kibana-sample-data/kibana/config/kibana.yml b/examples/kibana-sample-data/kibana/config/kibana.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e398f94ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/kibana-sample-data/kibana/config/kibana.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+server.host: "0.0.0.0"
+
+xpack.security.enabled: false
+xpack.reporting.kibanaServer.hostname: localhost
+
+# We don't need sophisticated monitoring
+monitoring.ui.enabled: false
+
+newsfeed.enabled: false
+
+# No telemetry for Elastic
+telemetry.optIn: false
+telemetry.enabled: false
+
+# Disable several managment settings
+xpack.ilm.ui.enabled: false
+xpack.ccr.ui.enabled: false
+xpack.remote_clusters.ui.enabled: false
+xpack.rollup.ui.enabled: false
+xpack.license_management.ui.enabled: false
+xpack.snapshot_restore.ui.enabled: false
+xpack.upgrade_assistant.ui.enabled: false
+xpack.index_management.ui.enabled: false