Commit 82673b7b by Rashid Khan

Updated install instructions

parent c673b5ec
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* Index configuration has been moved from the timepicker, to the main dashboard editor
* The stringquery panel has been replaced with a more polished 'query' panel
More information about Kibana 3 can be found at [http://three.kibana.org](http://three.kibana.org)
More information about Kibana 3 can be found at [http://www.elasticsearch.org/overview/kibana/](http://www.elasticsearch.org/overview/kibana/)
## Overview
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### Requirements
* A modern web browser. The latest version of Chrome, Safari and Firefox have all been tested to
work. IE8 is not currently supported
work. IE9 and greater should work. IE8 does not.
* A webserver. No extensions are required, as long as it can serve plain html it will work
* A browser reachable Elasticsearch server. Port 9200 must be open, or a proxy configured to allow
access to it.
### Installation
1. Copy the entire Kibana directory to your webserver
2. Edit config.js to point to your elasticsearch server. This should __not be
1. Copy the contents of the dist/ directory to your webserver
2. Edit config.js in your deployed directory to point to your elasticsearch server. This should __not be
http://localhost:9200__, but rather the fully qualified domain name of your elasticsearch server.
The url entered here _must be reachable_ by your browser.
3. Point your browser at your installation. If you're using Logstash with the default indexing
configuration the default Kibana dashboard should work nicely.
configuration the included Kibana logstash interface should work nicely.
### FAQ
__Q__: Why doesnt it work? I have http://localhost:9200 in my config.js, my webserver and elasticsearch
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### Support
Introduction videos can be found at [http://three.kibana.org/about.html](http://three.kibana.org/about.html)
If you have questions or comments the best place to reach me is #logstash or #elasticsearch on irc.freenode.net
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