Docs: Added note about cloud service to installation and getting started

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== Installation
You can skip installation completely by using our hosted
Elasticsearch Service on https://www.elastic.co/cloud[Elastic Cloud], which is
available on AWS and GCP. You can
https://www.elastic.co/cloud/elasticsearch-service/signup[try out the hosted service] for free.
Elasticsearch requires at least Java 8. Specifically as of this writing, it is recommended that you use the Oracle JDK version {jdk}. Java installation varies from platform to platform so we won't go into those details here. Oracle's recommended installation documentation can be found on http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/guides/install/install_overview.html[Oracle's website]. Suffice to say, before you install Elasticsearch, please check your Java version first by running (and then install/upgrade accordingly if needed):
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[[install-elasticsearch]]
== Installing Elasticsearch
Elasticsearch can be run on your own hardware or using our hosted
Elasticsearch Service on https://www.elastic.co/cloud[Elastic Cloud], which is
available on AWS and GCP. You can
https://www.elastic.co/cloud/elasticsearch-service/signup[try out the hosted service] for free.
Elasticsearch is provided in the following package formats:
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`docker`::
Images are available for running Elasticsearch as Docker containers. They may be
downloaded from the Elastic Docker Registry.
downloaded from the Elastic Docker Registry.
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{ref}/docker.html[Install {es} with Docker]