Getting Started - Graylog v1.x
No one is born a master. Use this page if you need assistance with your first steps. Make sure to ask the community if you should get stuck.
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Send in first log messages
Graylog is pretty useless without some log data in it. Let's start by sending in some messages.2
Do something with your data
Perform searches to solve some example use cases and get a feeling for the basic Graylog search functionalities.3
Create a dashboard
Dashboards are a great way to organize information that you look at often. Learn how to create them and how to add widgets with interesting information.4
Be alerted
Immediately receive alerts and trigger actions when something interesting or unusual happens.Head over to the documentation and learn about Graylog in more depth.