Install {kib}

{kib} on Elastic Cloud

If you are using Elastic Cloud, you access Kibana with a single click. (You can {ess-trial}[sign up for a free trial] and start exploring data in minutes.)

Install {kib} yourself

Tip	For a step-by-step example of setting up the {stack} on your own premises, try out our tutorial: {stack-ref}/installing-stack-demo-self.html[Installing a self-managed Elastic Stack].

Note	Starting with version 6.0.0, Kibana only supports 64 bit operating systems.

Kibana is provided in the following package formats:

`tar.gz`/`zip`	The `tar.gz` packages are provided for installation on Linux and Darwin and are the easiest choice for getting started with Kibana. The `zip` package is the only supported package for Windows. [targz] or [windows]
`deb`	The `deb` package is suitable for Debian, Ubuntu, and other Debian-based systems. Debian packages may be downloaded from the Elastic website or from our Debian repository. [deb]
`rpm`	The `rpm` package is suitable for installation on Red Hat, SLES, OpenSuSE and other RPM-based systems. RPMs may be downloaded from the Elastic website or from our RPM repository. [rpm]
`docker`	Images are available for running Kibana as a Docker container. They may be downloaded from the Elastic Docker Registry. Running Kibana on Docker

Important

If your Elasticsearch installation is protected by {ref}/elasticsearch-security.html[{stack-security-features}] see {kibana-ref}/using-kibana-with-security.html[Configuring security in {kib}] for additional setup instructions.