---
id: kibDevTutorialSampleData
slug: /kibana-dev-docs/tutorial/sample-data
title: Add sample data
summary: Learn how to add sample data to Kibana
date: 2021-04-26
tags: ['kibana', 'onboarding', 'dev', 'architecture', 'tutorials']
---

## Installation from the UI

1. Navigate to the home page.
2. Click **Add data**.
3. Click on the **Sample data** tab.
4. Select a dataset by clicking on the **Add data** button.

![Sample Data](../assets/sample_data.png)

## CSV Upload

1. Navigate to the **Machine Learning** application.
2. Click on the **Data Visualizer** tab.
3. Click on **Select file** in the **Import data** container.

![CSV Upload](../assets/ml_csv_upload.png)

## makelogs

The makelogs script generates sample web server logs.  Make sure Elasticsearch is running before running the script.

```sh
node scripts/makelogs --auth <username>:<password>
```