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If necessary, install Java version 1.8 or later.
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Install Elasticsearch version 5.x and Kibana.
For product download and installation instructions, refer to the Elasticsearch documentation on the Elastic website: https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/5.0/windows.html
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Configure Elasticsearch and Kibana.
By default, Elasticsearch and Kibana use localhost. It is mandatory to change the localhost value to your actual hostname in the configuration files.
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Edit Elasticsearch.yml in a text editor.
The file is found in the \elasticsearch-5.x.x\config folder.
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Add a line after the commented lines as follows:
network.host: yourhostname
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Edit kibana.yml in a text editor.
The file is found in the \kibana-5.x.x-windows-x86\config folder.
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Add the following lines after the commented lines as follows:
server.host: yourhostname
elasticsearch.url: "http://yourhostname:9200"
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At the Windows command prompt (run as administrator), navigate to the Elasticsearch bin directory and execute Elasticsearch.bat.
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Make sure the Elastic server is up and running by browsing to the URL http://yourhostname:9200.
By default, Elasticserver runs with localhost http://localhost:9200/.
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At the Windows command prompt (run as administrator), navigate to the Kibana bin directory and execute kibana.bat.
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Make sure the Kibana server is up and running by browsing to http://yourhostname:5601.
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By default, Kibana is accessed through port 5601.
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We recommend running Elasticsearch and Kibana as a Windows service. For more information, see the Elastic documentation topic "Installing Elasticsearch as a Service on Windows" at https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/5.0/windows.html#windows-service.
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