diff --git a/config/kibana.yml b/config/kibana.yml
index 0780841ca057e..6b47f18363203 100644
--- a/config/kibana.yml
+++ b/config/kibana.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+xpack.uptime.indexPattern: alt-heartbeat-*
+
 # Kibana is served by a back end server. This setting specifies the port to use.
 #server.port: 5601
 
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/uptime/index.ts b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/uptime/index.ts
index c8de623cb0a13..c176979515501 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/uptime/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/uptime/index.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  */
 
 import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
+import { Server } from 'hapi';
 import { resolve } from 'path';
 import { PluginInitializerContext } from 'src/core/server';
 import { PLUGIN } from './common/constants';
@@ -16,6 +17,13 @@ export const uptime = (kibana: any) =>
     id: PLUGIN.ID,
     publicDir: resolve(__dirname, 'public'),
     require: ['kibana', 'elasticsearch', 'xpack_main'],
+    config(Joi: any) {
+      return Joi.object({
+        enabled: Joi.boolean().default(true),
+      })
+        .unknown()
+        .default();
+    },
     uiExports: {
       app: {
         description: i18n.translate('xpack.uptime.pluginDescription', {
@@ -32,6 +40,12 @@ export const uptime = (kibana: any) =>
         url: '/app/uptime#/',
       },
       home: ['plugins/uptime/register_feature'],
+      injectDefaultVars(server: Server) {
+        const config = server.config();
+        return {
+          uptimeIndexPattern: config.get('xpack.uptime.indexPattern'),
+        };
+      },
     },
     init(server: KibanaServer) {
       const initializerContext = {} as PluginInitializerContext;
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/uptime/kibana.json b/x-pack/plugins/uptime/kibana.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..3c99a8571400e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/uptime/kibana.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "id": "uptime",
+  "version": "8.0.0",
+  "server": true,
+  "configPath": ["xpack", "uptime"]
+}
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..3c2e362c383f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
+ */
+
+import { schema, TypeOf } from '@kbn/config-schema';
+import { PluginInitializerContext } from 'src/core/server';
+import { UptimePlugin } from './plugin';
+
+export const config = {
+  schema: schema.object({
+    enabled: schema.maybe(schema.boolean()),
+    indexPattern: schema.maybe(schema.string()),
+  }),
+};
+
+export const plugin = (initContext: PluginInitializerContext) => new UptimePlugin(initContext);
+
+export type UptimeConfig = TypeOf<typeof config.schema>;
+export { UptimeSetup } from './plugin';
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/plugin.ts b/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/plugin.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..ec1dd8ba33003
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/plugin.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
+ */
+
+import { Plugin, PluginInitializerContext } from 'src/core/server';
+
+export class UptimePlugin implements Plugin<UptimeSetup> {
+  private readonly initContext: PluginInitializerContext;
+
+  constructor(initContext: PluginInitializerContext) {
+    this.initContext = initContext;
+  }
+
+  public setup() {
+    console.log("X")
+    console.log("SET IT UP")
+    console.log("X")
+    return {
+      __legacy: {
+        config: this.initContext.config,
+      },
+    };
+  }
+
+  public start() {}
+  public stop() {}
+}
+
+export interface UptimeSetup {
+  /** @deprecated */
+  __legacy: {
+    config: PluginInitializerContext['config'];
+  };
+}