To configure the SQS input in your Logstash stack, follow these steps:
Navigate to Stack Settings > Logstash Inputs.
Click on the "Add Input" button in the Logstash configuration wizard.
Select the "SQS" option from the available input types.
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.
Click the "Configure Input" button to save the SQS input configuration.
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.