How to install Logstash in CentOS RHEL

Question

Hi Guys,

I want to learn the Logstash tool to monitor my logs. Can anyone help me how can I install Logstash in my system?

Answer 1

Hi@akhtar,

To install Logstash on the system, you can follow the steps given below.

• Check the version of your Java installed on your computer; it should be Java 8.

• Download Logstash from https://www.elastic.co/downloads/logstash.

• Unpack the tar.gz folder using the below-given command.

$ tar –xvf logstash-5.0.2.tar.gz

• Download and install the Public Signing Key.

$ rpm --import https://artifacts.elastic.co/GPG-KEY-elasticsearch

• Add the following text in the file with the .repo suffix in your "/etc/yum.repos.d/" directory.

[logstash-5.x]
name = Elastic repository for 5.x packages
baseurl = https://artifacts.elastic.co/packages/5.x/yum
gpgcheck = 1
gpgkey = https://artifacts.elastic.co/GPG-KEY-elasticsearch
enabled = 1
autorefresh = 1
type = rpm-md

• You can now install Logstash by using the following command.

$ yum install logstash

And your Logstash server is ready.