How to Install Logstash on Elementary OS Latest

Logstash is an open source data processing pipeline tool that allows you to collect, process and ingest data from different sources. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Logstash on Elementary OS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, you need to have the following:

• A system running Elementary OS Latest.

Steps to Install Logstash

Step 1: Add Elastic Repository

To install Logstash on Elementary OS Latest, we need to add the Elastic repository to our system. Run the following command to add the Elastic source list:

$ sudo wget -qO - https://artifacts.elastic.co/GPG-KEY-elasticsearch | sudo apt-key add -
$ echo "deb https://artifacts.elastic.co/packages/oss-7.x/apt stable main" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/elastic-7.x.list

Step 2: Install Logstash

Now that we have added the Elastic repository, update the package list and install Logstash. Run the following commands:

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install logstash-oss

Step 3: Start and Enable Logstash

After installing Logstash, start and enable the Logstash service using the following commands:

$ sudo systemctl start logstash.service
$ sudo systemctl enable logstash.service

Conclusion

That's it. You have successfully installed Logstash on Elementary OS Latest. You can now start using Logstash to process and analyze your data.