Introduction If you’re working with both Logstash and Elasticsearch, you may want to use a websocket in order to secure an uninterrupted connection between Logstash and your Elasticsearch cluster. The Websocket output plugin can allow for real-time communication between the server and client– in this case, between Elasticsearch and Logstash, through a websocket. In this … Continued

Introduction Plugins and filters are extremely useful for clearly defining data guidelines. Monitoring and retrieval can be finely tuned to only pay attention to certain datasets. Grok is used for matching specific parameters to a given unstructured bulk of data to extract only what is wanted. It enables Logstash to establish its criteria for monitoring … Continued

Introduction Logstash is a plugin tool that provides a mechanism for collecting data regarding metric parameters established by the user. There are a significant number of details that the program can scan for and retrieve. Below is a walkthrough of the basic steps to take for arranging directives to target a specific set of variables. … Continued

Introduction Elastic has enabled their services to actively collect data in real time and keep this information neatly separated as the user defines during the initial setup of compatible tools. This is made possible by the way the configuration is used to define template logstash. It can be used to monitor the incoming data streams … Continued

Introduction: Configuring multiple pipelines in Logstash creates an infrastructure that can handle an increased load. With a higher number of entry and exit points, data always has an open lane to travel in. Pipelines provide these connecting pathways that allow info to be transmitted without difficulty. The tutorial below shows the detailed actions to configure … Continued