# Welcome to {{.beat_name}} {{.version}}

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## Getting Started

To get started with {{.beat_name}}, you need to set up Elasticsearch on your localhost first. After that, start {{.beat_name}} with:

     ./{{.beat_name}} -c {{.beat_name}}.yml -e

This will start the beat and send the data to your Elasticsearch instance. To load the dashboards for {{.beat_name}} into Kibana, run:

    ./{{.beat_name}} setup -e

For further steps visit the [Getting started](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/{{.beat_name}}/{{.doc_branch}}/{{.beat_name}}-getting-started.html) guide.

## Documentation

Visit [Elastic.co Docs](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/{{.beat_name}}/{{.doc_branch}}/index.html) for the full {{.beat_name}} documentation.

## Release notes

https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/libbeat/{{.doc_branch}}/release-notes-{{.version}}.html