In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps on how to install Logstash on Arch Linux. Logstash is a powerful tool used for parsing, analyzing, and visualizing logs in a centralized location.
Before we start, make sure that you have the following:
First, we need to update the system to ensure that all the packages are up to date. Run the following command to update the system:
sudo pacman -Syu
Logstash requires Java to run. Run the following command to install openjdk:
sudo pacman -S jdk8-openjdk
Download Logstash from the official website using the following command:
wget https://artifacts.elastic.co/downloads/logstash/logstash-<version>.tar.gz
Replace <version> with the latest version of Logstash. You can check the latest version of Logstash from the official website.
Next, extract the downloaded file using the following command:
tar -xzf logstash-<version>.tar.gz
This will extract the Logstash files into a directory named logstash-<version>.
Logstash comes with a default configuration file named logstash.yml. Copy this file to logstash-<version>/config directory:
cp ./logstash-<version>/config/logstash.yml ./logstash-<version>/config/logstash.yml.backup
Then, edit the logstash.yml file to add your desired configuration. You can define input plugins, output plugins, filters, and codecs in this file.
To start Logstash, navigate to the root directory of Logstash and run the following command:
./bin/logstash -f config/logstash.yml
Note that if you want to run Logstash in the background, you can use the --daemonize option.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Logstash on Arch Linux. You can now use this tool for parsing, analyzing, and visualizing logs.
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