How to install Graylog on Linux Mint Latest

Graylog is a popular open source log management system that can help you manage and analyze large volumes of log data. In this tutorial, we'll go over the steps to install Graylog on Linux Mint Latest.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure you have the following prerequisites:

• A Linux Mint Latest machine
• Java 8 or later is installed
• Elasticsearch 6.x or later is installed
• MongoDB 3.6 or later is installed

Step 1: Install Graylog

1. First, download the Graylog package from https://www.graylog.org/downloads and extract it to your preferred directory. Here, we'll extract it to /opt:

$ sudo tar zxvf graylog-4.x.x.tgz -C /opt

2. Next, navigate to the extracted directory:

$ cd /opt/graylog-4.x.x

3. Finally, start the Graylog server:

$ sudo ./bin/graylogctl server start

Step 2: Access Graylog Web Interface

Once Graylog is started, you can access the web interface by entering your machine's IP address followed by :9000 in your web browser.

http://YOUR_IP_ADDRESS:9000/

You should see the Graylog login page. Enter the default credentials:

• Username: admin
• Password: password

Once you're authenticated, you can start using Graylog to manage and analyze your log data.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we went over the steps to install Graylog on Linux Mint Latest. With Graylog, you can easily manage and analyze large volumes of log data in a centralized location.

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