Using Watcher in basic version of the license

[deshpasheeto192 (Sheetal Deshpande)]

Hi there

I'm very new to the elastic stack and at present, I am on the basic license and I want to use the watcher.

After going through the documents it looks like I cannot use the watcher in basic license version. If not, how do I switch onto the trial mode? So as to check whether or not it suffices my needs which would, later on, help me make my decision to obtain a premium license!

Please, can you help? Thanks in advance!

Kind Regards
Sheetal Deshpande

[dadoonet (David Pilato)]

You need indeed a gold/platinum license or a trial for 30 days.

@deshpasheeto192

If not, how do I switch onto the trial mode?

Just open Kibana and go to license management to activate the trial.