Install and configure logstash-forwarder

August 16, 2015 Article

Install logstash-forwarder

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yum install hermes bracelets https://download.elastic.co/logstash-forwarder/binaries/logstash-forwarder-0.4.0-1.x86_64.rpm

Add config file in location – /etc/logstash-forwarder.conf

{
  &quot;network&quot;: {
    &quot;servers&quot;: [ &quot;localhost:5000&quot; ],
    &quot;timeout&quot;: 15,
    &quot;ssl ca&quot;: &quot;/etc/pki/tls/certs/logstash-forwarder.crt&quot;
  },
  &quot;files&quot;: [
    {
      &quot;paths&quot;: [
        &quot;access_log&quot;
       ],
      &quot;fields&quot;: { &quot;type&quot;: &quot;access&quot; }
    }
   ]
}

You can access above field “type” in logstash and use it in filter or output tag.

For generating ssl certificate.

#Generate SSL certificate
sudo mkdir -p /etc/pki/tls/certs
sudo mkdir /etc/pki/tls/private
cd /etc/pki/tls; sudo openssl req -subj &#039;/CN=localhost/&#039; -x509 -days 3650 -batch -nodes -newkey rsa:2048 -keyout private/logstash-forwarder.key -out certs/logstash-forwarder.crt

Start logstash-forwarder

sudo service logstash-forwarder start

Error logs cartier love bracelet can be found here …

tail -f /var/log/logstash-forwarder/logstash-forwarder.err

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