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Get started

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Get started

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Ready to try out Kibana and see what it can do? To quickest way to get started with Kibana is to set up on Cloud, then add a sample data set that helps you get a handle on the full range of Kibana features.

Set up on cloud

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There’s no faster way to get started than with Elastic Cloud:

  1. Sign up for a free trial.
  2. Follow the on-screen steps to create your first project.

That’s it! You’re ready to get some data into your project.

Get data into Kibana

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The easiest way to get data into Kibana is to add a sample data set.

Kibana has several sample data sets that you can use before loading your own data:

  • Sample eCommerce orders includes visualizations for tracking product-related information, such as cost, revenue, and price.
  • Sample flight data includes visualizations for monitoring flight routes.
  • Sample web logs includes visualizations for monitoring website traffic.

To use the sample data sets:

  1. Go to the Kibana home page.
  2. Click Load a data set and a Kibana dashboard.
  3. Click View data and view the prepackaged dashboards, maps, and more.
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The timestamps in the sample data sets are relative to when they are installed. If you uninstall and reinstall a data set, the timestamps change to reflect the most recent installation.

Next steps

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  • To get a hands-on experience creating visualizations, follow the add sample data tutorial.
  • If you’re ready to load an actual data set and build a dashboard, follow the build your own dashboard tutorial.
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