How to Install Logstash on EndeavourOS Latest?

Logstash is an open-source data processing pipeline that ingests data from various sources, transforms it, and sends the data to the desired output destination. In this tutorial, we will go through a step-by-step guide on how to install Logstash on EndeavourOS Latest.

Prerequisites

Running installation of EndeavourOS Latest
A user account with sudo privileges

Step 1: Installing Java

Logstash requires Java to be installed on your system. To check if Java is already installed on your system, open a terminal and enter the following command.

java -version

If you do not have Java installed, download and install the latest JDK package using the following command.

sudo pacman -S jdk-openjdk

Step 2: Downloading Logstash

Visit the official Logstash download page and download the latest stable version of Logstash. Alternatively, you can use the following command to download the package.

wget https://artifacts.elastic.co/downloads/logstash/logstash-7.14.1.tar.gz

Step 3: Installing Logstash

Once the download is complete, navigate to the downloaded package directory and extract the contents using the following command.

tar -xzvf logstash-7.14.1.tar.gz

After extraction, move the extracted directory to the /usr/share directory using the following command.

sudo mv logstash-7.14.1 /usr/share/logstash

Step 4: Configuring Logstash

Open the Logstash configuration file logstash.yml in a text editor with sudo privileges.

sudo nano /usr/share/logstash/config/logstash.yml

Uncomment the following lines and modify them as per your requirements.

# ------------ General --------------
#
# 

http.host: "127.0.0.1"
http.port: 9600-9700
path.config: /etc/logstash/conf.d/*.conf

Step 5: Starting Logstash

Start the Logstash service by running the following command.

sudo /usr/share/logstash/bin/logstash -f /etc/logstash/conf.d

Conclusion:

You have successfully installed Logstash on EndeavourOS Latest. You can now configure it to work with your data sources, transform your data, and send it to your desired output location.