@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ the core open source products:
88* <<install-elasticsearch,{es}>>
99* <<install-kibana,{kib}>>
1010* <<install-beats,{beats}>>
11- * <<install-logstash,{ls}>>
11+ * <<install-logstash,{ls} (optional) >>
1212
1313Then you learn how to implement a system monitoring solution that uses
1414{metricbeat} to collect server metrics and ship the data to {es}, where you can
@@ -551,12 +551,13 @@ same server--let's add {ls}.
551551[float]
552552[[install-logstash]]
553553
554- === Install {ls}
554+ === Install {ls} (optional)
555555
556556https://www.elastic.co/products/logstash[{ls}] is a powerful tool that
557557integrates with a wide variety of deployments. It offers a large selection of
558558plugins to help you parse, enrich, transform, and buffer data from a variety of
559- sources.
559+ sources. If your data requires additional processing that is not available in
560+ {beats}, then you need to add {ls} to your deployment.
560561
561562To download and install {ls}, open a terminal window and use the commands that
562563work with your system:
@@ -869,6 +870,13 @@ how, read:
869870* {stack-ov}/elasticsearch-security.html[Securing the {stack}]
870871* {stack-ov}/license-management.html[License Management]
871872
873+ Want to get up and running quickly with infrastructure metrics monitoring and
874+ centralized log analytics? Try out the
875+ {infra-guide}/infrastructure-ui-overview.html[Infrastructure] and
876+ {infra-guide}/logs-ui-overview.html[Logs] UIs
877+ in {kib}. For setup details, see the {infra-guide}/index.html[Infrastructure
878+ Monitoring Guide].
879+
872880Later, when you're ready to set up a production environment, also see the
873881{stack-ref}/installing-elastic-stack.html[{stack} Installation and Upgrade
874882Guide].
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