[[brew]]
=== Install {kib} on macOS with Homebrew
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Install on macOS with Homebrew
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Elastic publishes Homebrew formulae so you can install {kib} with the https://brew.sh/[Homebrew] package manager.
To install with Homebrew, you first need to tap the Elastic Homebrew repository:
[source,sh]
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brew tap elastic/tap
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Once you've tapped the Elastic Homebrew repo, you can use `brew install` to
install the default distribution of {kib}:
[source,sh]
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brew install elastic/tap/kibana-full
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This installs the most recently released distribution of {kib}.
[[brew-layout]]
==== Directory layout for Homebrew installs
When you install {kib} with `brew install`, the config files, logs,
and data directory are stored in the following locations.
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