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[[introduction]]
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== {kib} — your window into the Elastic Stack
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<titleabbrev>What is Kibana?</titleabbrev>
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**_Explore and visualize your data and manage all things Elastic Stack._**
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Whether you’re a user or admin, {kib} makes your data actionable by providing
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three key functions. Kibana is:
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* **An open-source analytics and visualization platform.**
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Use {kib} to explore your {es} data, and then build beautiful visualizations and dashboards.
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* **A UI for managing the Elastic Stack.**
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Manage your security settings, assign user roles, take snapshots, roll up your data,
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and more — all from the convenience of a {kib} UI.
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* **A centralized hub for Elastic's solutions.** From log analytics to
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document discovery to SIEM, {kib} is the portal for accessing these and other capabilities.
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image::images/intro-kibana.png[]
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[[get-data-into-kibana]]
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=== Getting data into {kib}
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{kib} is designed to use {es} as a data source. Think of Elasticsearch as the engine that stores
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and processes the data, with {kib} sitting on top.
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From the home page, {kib} provides these options for getting data in:
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* Set up a data flow to Elasticsearch using our built-in tutorials.
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(If a tutorial doesn’t exist for your data, go to the
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{beats-ref}/beats-reference.html[Beats overview] to learn about other data shippers
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in the {beats} family.)
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* <<add-sample-data, Add a sample data set>> and take {kib} for a test drive without loading data yourself.
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* Import static data using the
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https://www.elastic.co/blog/importing-csv-and-log-data-into-elasticsearch-with-file-data-visualizer[file upload feature].
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* Index your data into Elasticsearch with {ref}/getting-started-index.html[REST APIs]
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or https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/client/index.html[client libraries].
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image::images/intro-data-tutorial.png[Ways to get data in from the home page]
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{kib} uses an
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<<index-patterns, index pattern>> to tell it which {es} indices to explore.
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If you add sample data or run a built-in tutorial, you get an index pattern for free,
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and are good to start exploring. If you load your own data, you can create
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an index pattern in <<management, Management>>.
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[float]
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[[explore-and-query]]
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=== Explore & query
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Ready to dive into your data? With <<discover, Discover>>, you can explore your data and
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search for hidden insights and relationships. Ask your questions, and then
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narrow the results to just the data you want.
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image::images/intro-discover.png[]
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[[visualize-and-analyze]]
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=== Visualize & analyze
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A visualization is worth a thousand log lines, and {kib} provides
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many options for showcasing your data. Use <<lens, Lens>>,
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our drag-and-drop interface,
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to rapidly build
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charts, tables, metrics, and more. If there
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is a better visualization for your data, *Lens* suggests it, allowing for quick
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switching between visualization types.
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Once your visualizations are just the way you want,
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use <<dashboard, Dashboard>> to collect them in one place. A dashboard provides
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insights into your data from multiple perspectives.
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image::images/intro-dashboard.png[]
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{kib} also offers these visualization features:
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* <<visualize, Visualize>> allows you to display your data in
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line charts, bar graphs, pie charts, histograms, and tables
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(just to name a few). It's also home to Lens, the drag-and-drop interface.
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Visualize supports the ability to add interactive
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controls to your dashboard, and filter dashboard content in real time.
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* <<canvas, Canvas>> gives you the ability to present your data in a
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visually compelling, pixel-perfect report. Give your data the “wow” factor
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needed to impress your CEO or to captivate people with a big-screen display.
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* <<maps, Maps>> enables you to ask (and answer) meaningful
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questions of your location-based data. Maps supports multiple
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layers and data sources, mapping of individual geo points and shapes,
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and dynamic client-side styling.
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* <<TSVB, TSVB>> allows you to combine
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an infinite number of aggregations to display complex data in a meaningful way.
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With TSVB, you can analyze multiple index patterns and customize
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every aspect of your visualization. Choose your own date format and color
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gradients, and easily switch your data view between time series, metric,
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top N, gauge, and markdown.
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[[organize-and-secure]]
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=== Organize & secure
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Want to share Kibana’s goodness with other people or teams? You can do so with
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<<xpack-spaces, Spaces>>, built for organizing your visualizations, dashboards, and indices.
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Think of a space as its own mini {kib} installation — it’s isolated from
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all other spaces, so you can tailor it to your specific needs without impacting others.
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You can even choose which features to enable within each space. Don’t need
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Machine learning in your “Executive” space? Simply turn it off.
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image::images/intro-spaces.jpg[]
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You can take this all one step further with Kibana’s security features, and
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control which users have access to each space. {kib} allows for fine-grained
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controls, so you can give a user read-only access to
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dashboards in one space, but full access to all of Kibana’s features in another.
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[[manage-all-things-stack]]
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=== Manage all things Elastic Stack
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<<management, Management>> provides guided processes for managing all
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things Elastic Stack — indices, clusters, licenses, UI settings, index patterns,
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and more. Want to update your {es} indices? Set user roles and privileges?
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Turn on dark mode? Kibana has UIs for all that.
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image::images/intro-management.png[]
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[[extend-your-use-case]]
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=== Extend your use case — or add a new one
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As a hub for Elastic's https://www.elastic.co/products/[solutions], {kib}
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can help you find security vulnerabilities,
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monitor performance, and address your business needs. Get alerted if a key
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metric spikes. Detect anomalous behavior or forecast future spikes. Root out
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bottlenecks in your application code. Kibana doesn’t limit or dictate how you explore your data.
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image::siem/images/detections-ui.png[]
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[[try-kibana]]
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=== Give {kib} a try
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There is no faster way to try out {kib} than with our hosted {es} Service.
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https://www.elastic.co/cloud/elasticsearch-service/signup[Sign up for a free trial]
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and start exploring data in minutes.
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You can also <<install, install {kib} on your own>> — no code, no additional
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infrastructure required.
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Our <<tutorial-build-dashboard, Getting Started>> and in-product guidance can
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help you get up and running, faster. Use our Help menu if you have questions or feedback.
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