Install X-Pack
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Installation Steps
New around here? Hop onto our getting started page to get acquainted with the Elastic Stack.
Install X-Pack into Elasticsearch
To install X-Pack on a DEB/RPM installation of the Elastic Stack, see DEB/RPM installation instructions. If you are using the Windows MSI Installer package, you will have the option to install X-Pack during the plugins installation step.
Start Elasticsearch
Install X-Pack into Kibana
Start Kibana
- Navigate to Kibana at http://localhost:5601/
- Log in as the built-in elastic user with the password changeme.
Dive into the getting started guide.
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We advise that you do not run preview software in production.
Installation Steps
New around here? Hop onto our getting started page to get acquainted with the Elastic Stack.
Install X-Pack into Elasticsearch
To install X-Pack on a DEB/RPM installation of the Elastic Stack, see DEB/RPM installation instructions. If you are using the Windows MSI Installer package, you will have the option to install X-Pack during the plugins installation step.
Set the initial temporary password
Start Elasticsearch
Generate default passwords
Note the passwords for elastic and kibana users
Install X-Pack into Kibana
Add credentials to the kibana.yml file
<pwd> is the password for the kibana user auto generated in step 4
Start Kibana
- Navigate to Kibana at http://localhost:5601/
- Log in as the built-in
elasticuser with the auto-generated password from step 4
Dive into the getting started guide
