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The first screen you arrive at will ask you to configure an **index pattern**. An index pattern describes to kibana how to access your data. We make the guess that you're working with log data, and we hope (because its awesome) that you're working with logstash. By default we fill in `logstash-*` as your index pattern, thus the only you need to do is select which field contains the timestamp you'd like to use. Kibana reads your Elasticsearch mapping to find your time fields, select one from the list and hit *Create*.
**Tip**: there's an optimization in the way of the *Use event times to create index names* option. This will use the fact that logstash creates an index every day to only search indices that could possibly contain data in your selected time range.
**Tip:** there's an optimization in the way of the *Use event times to create index names* option. This will use the fact that logstash creates an index every day to only search indices that could possibly contain data in your selected time range.
Great, you have an index pattern! You should now be looking at a paginated list of the fields in your index or indices, as well as some informative data about them. Kibana has automatically set this new index pattern as your default index pattern. If you'd like to know more about index patterns, pop into to the Settings section of the documentation.
**Did you know**: Both *indices* and **indexes** are acceptable plural forms of the word *index*. Knowledge is power.
**Did you know:** Both *indices* and **indexes** are acceptable plural forms of the word *index*. Knowledge is power.
Now that you've configured an index pattern, you're ready to hop over to the Discover screen and try out a few searches. Click on **Discover** in the navigation bar at the top of the screen.