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[[connect-to-elasticsearch]]
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== Connect Kibana with Elasticsearch
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Before you can start using Kibana, you need to tell it which Elasticsearch indices you want to explore.
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The first time you access Kibana, you are prompted to define an _index pattern_ that matches the name of
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one or more of your indices. That's it. That's all you need to configure to start using Kibana. You can
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add index patterns at any time from the <<settings-create-pattern,Management tab>>.
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TIP: By default, Kibana connects to the Elasticsearch instance running on `localhost`. To connect to a
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different Elasticsearch instance, modify the Elasticsearch URL in the `kibana.yml` configuration file and
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restart Kibana. For information about using Kibana with your production nodes, see <<production>>.
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To configure the Elasticsearch indices you want to access with Kibana:
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. Point your browser at port 5601 to access the Kibana UI. For example, `localhost:5601` or
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`http://YOURDOMAIN.com:5601`.
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image:images/Start-Page.png[Kibana start page]
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. Specify an index pattern that matches the name of one or more of your Elasticsearch indices. The pattern
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can include an asterisk (*) to matches zero or more characters in an index's name. When filling out your
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index pattern, any matched indices will be displayed.
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. Click *Next Step* to select the index field that contains the timestamp you want to use to perform time-based
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comparisons. Kibana reads the index mapping to list all of the fields that contain a timestamp. If your
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index doesn't have time-based data, choose *I don't want to use the Time Filter* option.
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. Click *Create index pattern* to add the index pattern. This first pattern is automatically configured as the default.
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When you have more than one index pattern, you can designate which one to use as the default by clicking
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on the star icon above the index pattern title from *Management > Index Patterns*.
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All done! Kibana is now connected to your Elasticsearch data. Kibana displays a read-only list of fields
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configured for the matching index.
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[float]
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[[explore]]
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=== Start Exploring your Data!
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You're ready to dive in to your data:
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* Search and browse your data interactively from the <<discover, Discover>> page.
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* Chart and map your data from the <<visualize, Visualize>> page.
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* Create and view custom dashboards from the <<dashboard, Dashboard>> page.
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For a step-by-step introduction to these core Kibana concepts, see the <<getting-started,
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Getting Started>> tutorial.
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