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| − | * Paramedic = Simple ElasticSearc overview and real-time data, see: https://github.com/karmi/elasticsearch-paramedic | + | * '''Paramedic''' = Simple ElasticSearc overview and real-time data, see: https://github.com/karmi/elasticsearch-paramedic |
| − | * Head = Quick cluster overview, see: http://mobz.github.io/elasticsearch-head | + | * '''Head''' = Quick cluster overview, see: http://mobz.github.io/elasticsearch-head |
| − | * HQ = Overall manager - quite powerful, see http://www.elastichq.org/ | + | * '''HQ''' = Overall manager - quite powerful, see http://www.elastichq.org/ |
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| − | You can search for more plugins on Google or the official ElasticSearch web-site. Checkout http://www.elasticsearch.org/download to get a list of plugins available per official developer. | + | You can search for more plugins on Google or the official ElasticSearch web-site. |
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Revision as of 18:27, 17 November 2014
Contents
Requirements
To install and use ELK you need:
- JAVA 1.7.55+
java -versionJava version must be > 1.7.0_55
- Firewall rule
Open the port 9200. See FW input && FW output
ElasticSearch
Installation
Source: http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/setup-repositories.html
- Add ELK repository: see Sources#ELK
- Install application
apt-get install elasticsearch
- Register application as a service
cd /etc/init.d
update-rc.d elasticsearch defaults 95 10
Configuration
Edit the configuration file:
vim /etc/elasticsearch/elasticsearch.yml
Set your CLUSTER and NODE name.
cluster.name: VEHCO # line 33
node.name: "SMARTCARDS" # line 40
Extensions (plugins)
You need to install some extensions (plugins) to get the full power of ElasticSearch. The following plugin list is the one recommended by ElasticSearch team.
cd /usr/share/elasticsearch/
./plugin -install karmi/elasticsearch-paramedic
./plugin -install mobz/elasticsearch-head
./plugin -install royrusso/elasticsearch-HQ
More information about each plugin:
- Paramedic = Simple ElasticSearc overview and real-time data, see: https://github.com/karmi/elasticsearch-paramedic
- Head = Quick cluster overview, see: http://mobz.github.io/elasticsearch-head
- HQ = Overall manager - quite powerful, see http://www.elastichq.org/
You can access the plugins using the /_plugin/ URL:
- http://localhost:9200/_plugin/paramedic/index.html
- http://localhost:9200/_plugin/head/
- http://localhost:9200/_plugin/HQ/
You can search for more plugins on Google or the official ElasticSearch web-site.
Checkout http://www.elasticsearch.org/download to get a list of plugins available per official developer.
Start ElasticSearch
service elasticsearch start
## OR ##
/etc/init.d/elasticsearch start
References
- Very good webinar from the ElasticSearch team: http://www.elasticsearch.org/webinars/introduction-to-logstash/?watch=1
- Official ElasticSearch documentation: http://www.elasticsearch.org
TO BE CONTINUED...
user & group "elasticsearch"
>> CONF_DIR=/etc/elasticsearch >> LOG_DIR=/var/log/elasticsearch >> DATA=/var/lib/elasticsearch
