# X-pack installation

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/x-pack-installation/123867>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [March 14, 2018, 9:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/x-pack-installation/123867 "2018-03-14T09:30:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![Nada\_I](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/278dde/32.png) [@Nada\_I](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Nada_I)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2018, 9:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/x-pack-installation/123867/1 "2018-03-14T09:30:38Z")

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Hello,  
I want to install x-pack and the first step in the installation steps that install x-pack into elasticsearch  
i installed the msi package of elasticsearch and mark on x-pack through installation after that the elaticsearch is already installed but i don't know what i do with the command in the picture bellow and how i can complete  
can anyone help me ?  
thanks in advance 🙂

 ![d1](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/2/0/20f3abe372ecdb5b209471765a871ad5469db10c.png)

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2018, 9:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/x-pack-installation/123867/2 "2018-03-14T09:33:16Z")

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You can ignore the first step 🙂

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**Author:** ![Nada\_I](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/278dde/32.png) [@Nada\_I](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Nada_I)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2018, 9:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/x-pack-installation/123867/3 "2018-03-14T09:58:13Z")

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so what is the command in the red circle in the next step and what i should do with it to start elasticsearch

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2018, 8:01pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/x-pack-installation/123867/4 "2018-03-14T20:01:20Z")

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You need to start Elasticsearch, so that is the best way.  
You can also check out [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/6.2/windows.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/6.2/windows.html)

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**Author:** ![Nada\_I](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/278dde/32.png) [@Nada\_I](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Nada_I)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2018, 9:27am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/x-pack-installation/123867/5 "2018-03-19T09:27:34Z")

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I did the steps in the article you put when i insatlled elasticsearch then open kibana and then install x-pack into kibana but now i don't know how can i create index? and how to add data and logs to send to kibana dashboard?

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/c/6/c617ae8302e23cc21586d176e1c69f0abb052748.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:** [April 16, 2018, 9:27am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/x-pack-installation/123867/6 "2018-04-16T09:27:42Z")

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