[role="xpack"] [[xpack-metrics-getting-started]] == Getting started with metrics To get started with the Metrics app in Kibana, you need to start collecting metrics data for your infrastructure. Kibana provides step-by-step instructions to help you add metrics data. The {metrics-guide}[Metrics Monitoring Guide] is a good source for more detailed information and instructions. [role="screenshot"] image::infrastructure/images/metrics-add-data.png[Screenshot showing Add metric data to Kibana]