Understanding ELK

Everything you need to know about Elasticsearch, Logstash and Kibana

13 articles in this collection
Written by Lee Smith and Chris Cottam

Using Logstash

How to ensure that only authorised applications can send logs to Logstash

Learn how to secure and restrict which applications can ship logs to Logstash

Written by Lee Smith
Updated over a week ago

How can I edit my Logstash Filters?

Learn how to edit Logstash filters to manage and transform data in Logstash in this article from Logit.io.

Written by Lee Smith
Updated over a week ago

How to use your API Key in Logstash

Discover the steps you need to take to send log files securely to Logstash using an API key in this helpful article from Logit.io.

Written by Lee Smith
Updated over a week ago

How do I remove fields using Logstash filters?

Learn the best practices for removing and mutating fields in your logs and metrics using Logstash filters

Written by Lee Smith
Updated over a week ago

How can I differentiate between different log types in Logstash

Find out more about how to create separate indexes for log types using hosted Logstash in this article from Logit.io.

Written by Lee Smith
Updated over a week ago

Elasticsearch Indexes and Mappings

What's the difference between an Elasticsearch mapping conflict and a Kibana mapping conflict?

Discover the difference between Elasticsearch mapping conflicts and Kibana mapping conflicts in this helpful guide from Logit.io.

Written by Lee Smith
Updated over a week ago

How do I view my Elasticsearch Mappings?

Discover how to get started with viewing your Elasticsearch Mappings in this helpful article from Logit.io.

Written by Lee Smith
Updated over a week ago

Using index patterns to search your logs and metrics with Kibana

What are index patterns and how can I use them to query Elasticsearch with Kibana on the Logit platform?

Written by Lee Smith
Updated over a week ago

What are Elasticsearch Mappings?

Discover the key facts you need to know about Elasticsearch index mappings in this helpful guide from Logit.io.

Written by Chris Cottam
Updated over a week ago

Understanding Elasticsearch index templates and how to view them

What are Elasticsearch index templates and how can I view them for my ELK Stacks?

Written by Lee Smith
Updated over a week ago

How can I change the index names from logstash-*

Learn how to specify different index names in Elasticsearch in this article from Logit.io.

Written by Chris Cottam
Updated over a week ago

Disabling the searching of a field in Elasticsearch using Index Templates

Find out more about how to use mappings to define a field as non-searchable in Elasticsearch in this article from Logit.io.

Written by Lee Smith
Updated over a week ago

How to access my stack via the Elasticsearch API?

Discover the steps you need to take to access your Logit.io stack via the Elasticsearch API in this helpful article from Logit.io.

Written by Lee Smith
Updated over a week ago