ElasticSearch/Filebeat

Filebeat is a lightweight software for sending logs is available for Windows, MacOS and Linux.

Install it in MacOS executing: brew install filebeat or brew tap elastic/tap && brew install elastic/tap/filebeat-full or running inside a container and configure it:

Configure it:

• MacOS: /usr/local/etc/filebeat.yml
• Docker: /usr/share/filebeat/filebeat.yml

And run it:

• filebeat modules enable system
• filebeat setup (Requires Kibana running and rechable)
• filebeat -e

-e Log to stderr and disable syslog/file output

See also

• AWS Elasticsearch
• Kibana open source data visualization plugin for ElasticSearch.
• Filebeat
• Logstash
• Linux/logging