Installing self-managed Logstash
Logstash is an open-source tool that can collect, process, and forward data from various sources in real time. It uses a pipeline architecture where data flows through different plugins that can filter, transform, enrich, or output the data. Logstash can integrate with Elasticsearch, Kibana, Beats, and other products in the Elastic Stack to create powerful data analysis and visualization solutions.
In this recipe, we will see how to set up Logstash on a virtual machine (VM). As an example, we will use a Debian-based machine. Let’s get started!
Getting ready
To install Logstash on a Debian machine, you need to have the following requirements:
- A Debian-based system with root or sudo privileges: You can follow this tutorial to set up a VM in Google Cloud: https://www.cloudskillsboost.google/focuses/56596?parent=catalog
- Make sure your VM packages are up to date; on a Debian system, you can apply the following command to update...
