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+# Sample Elasticsearch templates for ECS
+
+Crafting the perfect Elasticsearch template is an art. But here's a good starting
+point for experimentation.
+
+## Instructions
+
+Load the template from your shell
+
+```bash
+# Elasticsearch 7
+curl -XPOST 'localhost:9200/_template/ecs-test' --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
+  -d @'generated/elasticsearch/7/template.json'
+
+# or Elasticsearch 6
+curl -XPOST 'localhost:9200/_template/ecs-test' --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
+  -d @'generated/elasticsearch/6/template.json'
+```
+
+Play from Kibana Dev Tools
+
+```
+# 👀
+GET _template/ecs-test
+
+# index
+PUT ecs-test
+GET ecs-test
+POST ecs-test/_doc
+{ "@timestamp": "2019-02-26T22:38:39.000Z", "message": "Hello ECS World", "host": { "ip": "10.42.42.42"} }
+
+# enjoy
+GET ecs-test/_search
+{ "query": { "term": { "host.ip": "10.0.0.0/8" } } }
+```