From ad55651e876a9f9331514bdae4b8d1ec58a66314 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Laura Trotta <laura.trotta@elastic.co>
Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2025 18:17:25 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] mention start local in readme

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 README.md | 11 +++++++++++
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 Refer to the [Installation section](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/client/java-api-client/current/getting-started-java.html#_installation)
 of the getting started documentation.
+### Try Elasticsearch and Kibana locally
+
+If you want to try Elasticsearch and Kibana locally, you can run the following command:
+
+```bash
+curl -fsSL https://elastic.co/start-local | sh
+```
+
+This will run Elasticsearch at [http://localhost:9200](http://localhost:9200) and Kibana at [http://localhost:5601](http://localhost:5601).
+
+More information is available [here](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/run-elasticsearch-locally.html).
 
 ## Connecting