Graylog is a powerful and scalable log management tool that enables users to collect, process, and analyze log data from various sources in real-time. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to install Graylog on a Fedora Server Latest using the official Graylog package repository.
Graylog requires Java to be installed on your server. You can check if Java is already installed on your system with the following command:
java -version
If Java is not installed, you can install it using the following command:
sudo dnf install java
After the installation is complete, check the Java version again with the first command.
Graylog uses MongoDB to store its configuration and metadata. You can install MongoDB with the following command:
sudo dnf install mongodb-server
After the installation is complete, start the MongoDB service and enable it to start automatically on boot with these commands:
sudo systemctl start mongodb
sudo systemctl enable mongodb
Graylog requires Elasticsearch to store log data. You can install Elasticsearch with the following command:
sudo dnf install elasticsearch
After the installation is complete, start the Elasticsearch service and enable it to start automatically on boot with these commands:
sudo systemctl start elasticsearch
sudo systemctl enable elasticsearch
The Graylog package repository is signed with a GPG key to ensure the integrity and authenticity of the packages. You need to import the Graylog GPG key into your Fedora system with the following command:
sudo rpm --import https://packages.graylog2.org/repo/packages.graylog2.org.key
Create a new repository file named graylog.repo in the /etc/yum.repos.d/ directory with the following command:
sudo nano /etc/yum.repos.d/graylog.repo
Add the following contents to the graylog.repo file:
[graylog]
name=graylog
baseurl=https://packages.graylog2.org/repo/packages/graylog-4.x-repository-fedora33_latest/
gpgcheck=1
enabled=1
gpgkey=https://packages.graylog2.org/repo/packages.graylog2.org.key
Save and close the file.
You can install Graylog with the following command:
sudo dnf install graylog-server
After the installation is complete, edit the Graylog configuration file named graylog.conf located at /etc/graylog/server/ with the following command:
sudo nano /etc/graylog/server/server.conf
Uncomment the http_bind_address option and set it to the IP address or hostname of your server to enable Graylog’s web interface:
http_bind_address = 192.168.1.100:9000
Save and close the file.
Start the Graylog service and enable it to start automatically on boot with these commands:
sudo systemctl start graylog-server
sudo systemctl enable graylog-server
Open your web browser and navigate to http://your-server-ip-address:9000/ to access the Graylog web interface.
Now you have successfully installed Graylog on your Fedora Server Latest. You can now start collecting and analyzing your log data. Thanks for reading!
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