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

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== Installation == 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): 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]] [[install-elasticsearch]]
== Installing 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: Elasticsearch is provided in the following package formats:
[horizontal] [horizontal]
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`docker`:: `docker`::
Images are available for running Elasticsearch as Docker containers. They may be 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] {ref}/docker.html[Install {es} with Docker]