Logstash is an open-source data processing pipeline that can collect, parse, and transform data from various sources. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Logstash on Ubuntu Server Latest.
Before we start, you need to have the following requirements installed on your Ubuntu Server:
Follow the steps below to install Logstash on Ubuntu Server Latest:
Run the following command to add the Elastic public signing key:
wget -qO - https://artifacts.elastic.co/GPG-KEY-elasticsearch | sudo apt-key add -
Create a new file named elastic.list in the /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ directory, and add the following line:
echo "deb https://artifacts.elastic.co/packages/7.x/apt stable main" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/elastic.list
Update the apt repository to refresh the package information:
sudo apt-get update
Install the Logstash package using the following command:
sudo apt-get install logstash
The Logstash configuration file is located at /etc/logstash/logstash.yml. You can edit this file to configure Logstash according to your needs.
Run the following command to start Logstash:
sudo systemctl start logstash
Check the status of Logstash using the following command:
sudo systemctl status logstash
If Logstash is running properly, the output should show as active (running).
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Logstash on Ubuntu Server Latest. You can now use Logstash to collect, parse, and transform your data from various sources. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to leave them below.
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