Get started

    There’s no faster way to get started than with our hosted Elasticsearch Service on Elastic Cloud:

    1. Get a free trial.
    2. Log into .
    3. Optional: The default options are great for getting started, but you can add more features by clicking Customize deployment.
    4. Click Create deployment and copy down the password for the user and Cloud ID information.

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

    • 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 home page.
    2. Click View data and view the prepackaged dashboards, maps, and more.

    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.

    • 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 tutorial.