[[targz]]
=== Install Kibana with `.tar.gz`

Kibana is provided for Linux and Darwin as a `.tar.gz` package. These packages
are the easiest formats to use when trying out Kibana.

These packages are free to use under the Elastic license. They contain open 
source and free commercial features and access to paid commercial features. 
{xpack-ref}/license-management.html[Start a 30-day trial] to try out all of the 
paid commercial features. See the 
https://www.elastic.co/subscriptions[Subscriptions] page for information about 
Elastic license levels.

The latest stable version of Kibana can be found on the
link:/downloads/kibana[Download Kibana] page.
Other versions can be found on the
link:/downloads/past-releases[Past Releases page].


[[install-linux64]]
==== Download and install the Linux 64-bit package

ifeval::["{release-state}"=="unreleased"]

Version {version} of Kibana has not yet been released.

endif::[]

ifeval::["{release-state}"!="unreleased"]

The Linux archive for Kibana v{version} can be downloaded and installed as follows:

["source","sh",subs="attributes"]
--------------------------------------------
wget https://artifacts.elastic.co/downloads/kibana/kibana-{version}-linux-x86_64.tar.gz
shasum -a 512 kibana-{version}-linux-x86_64.tar.gz <1>
tar -xzf kibana-{version}-linux-x86_64.tar.gz
cd kibana-{version}-linux-x86_64/ <2>
--------------------------------------------
<1> Compare the SHA produced by or `shasum` with the
    https://artifacts.elastic.co/downloads/kibana/kibana-{version}-linux-x86_64.tar.gz.sha512[published SHA].
<2> This directory is known as `$KIBANA_HOME`.

endif::[]


[[install-darwin64]]
==== Download and install the Darwin package

ifeval::["{release-state}"=="unreleased"]

Version {version} of Kibana has not yet been released.

endif::[]

ifeval::["{release-state}"!="unreleased"]

The Darwin archive for Kibana v{version} can be downloaded and installed as follows:

["source","sh",subs="attributes"]
--------------------------------------------
curl -O https://artifacts.elastic.co/downloads/kibana/kibana-{version}-darwin-x86_64.tar.gz
shasum -a 512 kibana-{version}-darwin-x86_64.tar.gz <1>
tar -xzf kibana-{version}-darwin-x86_64.tar.gz
cd kibana-{version}-darwin-x86_64/ <2>
--------------------------------------------
<1> Compare the SHA produced by or `shasum` with the
    https://artifacts.elastic.co/downloads/kibana/kibana-{version}-darwin-x86_64.tar.gz.sha512[published SHA].
<2> This directory is known as `$KIBANA_HOME`.

Alternatively, you can download the following package, which contains only 
features that are available under the Apache 2.0 license:
https://artifacts.elastic.co/downloads/kibana/kibana-oss-{version}-darwin-x86_64.tar.gz  

endif::[]


[[targz-running]]
include::targz-running.asciidoc[]


[[targz-configuring]]
==== Configuring Kibana via config file

Kibana loads its configuration from the `$KIBANA_HOME/config/kibana.yml`
file by default.  The format of this config file is explained in
{kibana-ref}/settings.html[Configuring Kibana].


[[targz-layout]]
==== Directory layout of `.tar.gz` archives

The `.tar.gz` packages are entirely self-contained. All files and directories
are, by default, contained within `$KIBANA_HOME` -- the directory created when
unpacking the archive.

This is very convenient because you don't have to create any directories to
start using Kibana, and uninstalling Kibana is as easy as removing the
`$KIBANA_HOME` directory.  However, it is advisable to change the default
locations of the config and data directories so that you do not delete
important data later on.


[cols="<h,<,<m,<m",options="header",]
|=======================================================================
| Type | Description | Default Location | Setting
| home
  | Kibana home directory or `$KIBANA_HOME`
 d| Directory created by unpacking the archive
 d|

| bin
  | Binary scripts including `kibana` to start the Kibana server
    and `kibana-plugin` to install plugins
  | $KIBANA_HOME\bin
 d|

| config
  | Configuration files including `kibana.yml`
  | $KIBANA_HOME\config
 d|

| data
  | The location of the data files written to disk by Kibana and its plugins
  | $KIBANA_HOME\data
 d|

| optimize
  | Transpiled source code. Certain administrative actions (e.g. plugin install)
    result in the source code being retranspiled on the fly.
  | $KIBANA_HOME\optimize
 d|

| plugins
  | Plugin files location. Each plugin will be contained in a subdirectory.
  | $KIBANA_HOME\plugins
 d|

|=======================================================================