[[getting-started]]
== Getting Started

This getting started guide walks you through installing Marvel  
and using the Marvel Kibana app to monitor your Elastisearch cluster.

To install Marvel:

. Install the Marvel plugin on each node in your cluster:

.. Run `bin/plugin install` from `ES_HOME` to install the License plugin:
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bin/plugin install elasticsearch/license/latest
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.. Run `bin/plugin install` to install the Marvel plugin.
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bin/plugin install elasticsearch/marvel/latest
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NOTE: If you are using a <<package-installation, DEB/RPM distribution>> of Elasticsearch, run the installation with superuser permissions. To perform an offline installation,  <<offline-installation, download the Marvel binaries>>. 

.. Start Elasticsearch.
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bin/elasticsearch
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. Install the Marvel app into Kibana.

. Run Kibana and open the Marvel app to verify the installation. You should
see an overview of your cluster's status:
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// image:images/overview_thumb.png["Overview Dashboard",link="images/overview.png"]


Now you're ready to use Marvel to monitor and analyze your cluster! For example, you can: 

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