Trying to start logstash in Azure - error

Elastic Stack Logstash
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I am using your instructions to try and install the stack.

Having got elasticsearch up and running, i am now trying to run logstash. I get the following error:

kev@Kubuntu:~/logstash-2.3.1$ ./bin/logstash -f logstash.config
translation missing: en.logstash.runner.configuration.file-not-found {:level=>:error}

I actually dont hae a logstash.comfig file (the instructions say: 'After extracting the Logstash archive, we then need to specify the configuration file and do the following:'

I was assuming the config file would be created at runtime.

Any help please. I'm really new to Elastic so be gentle!

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You need to create a file with config, LS doesn't know what you want to process :slight_smile:

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what should the config file look like. There isnt a default one in the tar extract that i can find!

Thans very much for your help.

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what should the config file look like.

It depends on what you want to do with Logstash. Please consult the documentation and the the examples there.