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How to add a SQS Input to your Logs Stack
How to add a SQS Input to your Logs Stack

Learn how to configure a SQS Input on your Logstash Instance

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Written by Lee Smith
Updated over a week ago

To configure the SQS input in your Logstash stack, follow these steps:

  1. Navigate to Stack Settings > Logstash Inputs.

  2. Click on the "Add Input" button in the Logstash configuration wizard.

  3. Select the "SQS" option from the available input types.

  4. Complete the configuration details:

    • Access Key Id: This plugin uses the AWS SDK and needs the access key ID.

    • Additional Settings: Key-value pairs of settings and corresponding values used to parametrize the connection to SQS. Refer to the full list in the AWS SDK documentation.

    • Endpoint: The endpoint to connect to, constructed by default using the value of the region.

    • Id Field: Name of the event field in which to store the SQS message ID.

    • MD5 Field: Name of the event field in which to store the SQS message MD5 checksum.

    • Polling Frequency: Polling frequency, default is 20 seconds.

    • Proxy Uri: URI to proxy server if required.

    • Queue: Name of the SQS Queue to pull messages from.

    • Queue Owner Aws Account Id: ID of the AWS account owning the queue if you want to use a cross-account queue with embedded policy.

    • Region: The AWS Region (Default value is "us-east-1").

    • Role ARN: ID of the AWS account owning the queue if you want to use a cross-account queue with embedded policy.

    • Role Session Name: Session name to use when assuming an IAM role.

    • Secret Access Key: The AWS Secret Access Key.

    • Sent Timestamp Field: Name of the event field in which to store the SQS message Sent Timestamp.

    • Session Token: The AWS Session token for temporary credential.

    • Threads: Default value is 1.

    • Use AWS Bundled CA: Use bundled CA certificates that ship with AWS SDK to verify SSL peer certificates.

    • Display Name: Provide a name for the SQS input.

    • Display Description: Add a description for better identification.

    • Tags: Assign tags to your events (comma-separated).

    • Type: Add a type field to all events handled by this input.

    • Add Field: Include additional fields to the events. You can add multiple key-value pairs.

  5. Click the "Configure Input" button to save the SQS input configuration.

  6. Click "Cancel" to discard changes.

This guide provides a step-by-step process for configuring an SQS input in Logstash. Adjust the values based on your specific use case and preferences.

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