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= Observability

Observability enables you to add and monitor your logs, system
metrics, uptime data, and application traces, as a single stack. 

With *Observability*, you have:

* A central place to add and configure your data sources.
* A variety of charts displaying analytics relating to each data source.
* *View in app* options to drill down and analyze data in the Logs, Metrics, Uptime, and APM apps.
* An alerts chart to keep you informed of any issues that you may need to resolve quickly.

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image::observability/images/observability-overview.png[Observability Overview in {kib}]

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== Get started

{kib} provides step-by-step instructions to help you add and configure your data
sources. The {observability-guide}/index.html[Observability Guide] is a good source for more detailed information
and instructions.