# Create a index pattern

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-a-index-pattern/84586>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [May 4, 2017, 3:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-a-index-pattern/84586 "2017-05-04T15:00:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bouali\_Inass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a88e4f/32.png) [@Bouali\_Inass](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Bouali_Inass)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2017, 3:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-a-index-pattern/84586/1 "2017-05-04T15:00:52Z")

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hey everybody.  
I just installed elasticsearch, kibana ana logstash and when i access to kibana i should create an index pattern but the problem is that i cant find the "create" botton !!

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**Author:** ![ulysse07](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@ulysse07](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ulysse07)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2017, 3:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-a-index-pattern/84586/2 "2017-05-04T15:54:09Z")

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Normally he is just below the last field when the index you wrote is correct.  
The index by default is "logstash-\*" as you can see on my screenshot. But to be used, he has to be created by logstash.  
You probably didn't configure the output of logstash in logstash.yml

![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/0/5/0564c5c559d4f8a832630fe137308cb35911d610.png)

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2017, 4:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-a-index-pattern/84586/3 "2017-06-01T16:00:02Z")

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