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title: Tutorials
description: This section provides step-by-step instructions to deploy and protect a self-managed Elastic Stack. You will learn how to move from an initial installation...
url: https://docs-v3-preview.elastic.dev/elastic/docs-content/pull/5313/deploy-manage/deploy/self-managed/tutorials
products:
  - Elastic Stack
  - Elasticsearch
  - Kibana
applies_to:
  - Self-managed Elastic deployments: Generally available
---

# Tutorials
This section provides step-by-step instructions to deploy and protect a self-managed Elastic Stack. You will learn how to move from an initial installation to a production-ready, secure configuration.
- [Install a self-managed Elastic Stack](https://docs-v3-preview.elastic.dev/elastic/docs-content/pull/5313/deploy-manage/deploy/self-managed/tutorial-self-managed-install)
  - **Objective:** Set up a functional environment for testing or development.
- **What you will do:** Install the components of the Elastic Stack, including Elasticsearch, Kibana, Fleet Server, and Elastic Agent to collect system data from a host.
- **Outcome:** A running multi-node Elasticsearch instance with ingested system data viewable in Kibana.
- [Secure a self-managed Elastic Stack](https://docs-v3-preview.elastic.dev/elastic/docs-content/pull/5313/deploy-manage/deploy/self-managed/tutorial-self-managed-secure)
  - **Objective:** Apply security protocols to an existing installation.
- **What you will do:** Generate SSL/TLS certificates and enable node-to-node encryption between Elasticsearch components.
- **Outcome:** A hardened deployment with encrypted traffic and password authentication enabled.