Plugin installation

Elastic Stack Logstash
1

Is there a way to specify the directory to install the plugin to? Our home directory of logstash is not in /usr/share/logstash or the /etc/logstash. I have ran the install command but i am not sure if it was installed in the right place.

2

Welcome to the community!

I don't see that option. The plugin should be inserted by LS itself. If I'm not wrong, in the subdirectory in logstash/vendor/bundle/jruby//gems

3

Thank you for the reply. Is there a way to test plugin is working properly?

4

How to test? Send data to LS, include plugin in your .conf and test.
Not sure are you developing a custom plugin or have an issue with the included plugin.

Few suggestions:

  1. Increase the log level in logstash.yml
    log.level: trace
    config.debug: true
    Check LS logging options. Its possible to set more details on a particular level, check _node/logging

  2. Review you .conf file, test you .conf file:
    sudo bin/logstash-f <path_to_config_file> -t

  3. If is still there a problem, remove everything from the filter until your data show up in the output, can be a file

output {
    file {
        path => "/path/data-%{+YYYY-MM}.txt"
    }
}
  1. Add debugging in the output
output { 
  stdout { codec => rubydebug }
}
  1. If still not working please specify:
  • LS &OS version, container or not
  • Which plugin cause problem
  • Logs
  • Sample data, can be usable dummy
  • Your conf file
5

Thanks ! That helped a narrow it down. looks like the plugin is working fine.

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