Tutorial: How to install Logstash on Manjaro

Logstash is an open source tool that is part of the Elastic stack used for centralized log management. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Logstash on Manjaro.

Step 1: Install java

Logstash requires Java to be installed on the system. You can install it by running the following command:

sudo pacman -S jdk8-openjdk

Step 2: Install Logstash

  1. Download Logstash package from the official website: https://www.elastic.co/downloads/logstash
  2. Extract the downloaded package using the following command in terminal:
tar -xvzf logstash-<version>.tar.gz
  1. Move the extracted logstash folder to the /opt directory by running the following command:
sudo mv logstash-<version> /opt/
  1. Set the environment variable for Logstash. You can do this by running the following command:
echo 'export PATH=/opt/logstash-<version>/bin:$PATH' >> ~/.bashrc
  1. Reload your terminal to load the updated PATH variable by running the following command:
source ~/.bashrc
  1. Test your installation by running the following command:
logstash -V

This will print the version information of Logstash.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we learned how to install Logstash on Manjaro by installing Java, downloading and extracting the Logstash package, setting up a PATH variable, and testing the installation. Now you can start using Logstash for centralized log management.