Understanding ELK

Everything you need to know about Elasticsearch, Logstash and Kibana

11 articles in this collection
Written by Lee Smith, Chris Cottam, and Lewis Carter

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?

Editing Logstash filters to manage and transform data in Logstash

Written by Lee Smith
Updated over a week ago

How to use your API Key in Logstash

Learn how to send log files securely to Logstash using an API key

Written by Lee Smith
Updated over a week ago

How do I send data from Logstash to Logit?

Configure Logstash output to ship your logs to Logit via HTTPS

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

Elasticsearch Indexes and Mappings

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

Elasticsearch mapping conflicts and Kibana mapping conflicts

Written by Lewis Carter
Updated over a week ago

Understanding Elasticsearch mappings and how to use them

What are Elasticsearch mappings and how can I view and modify them for my ELK Stacks?

Written by Lewis Carter
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

How can I change the index names from logstash-*

Learn how to specify different index names in Elasticsearch

Written by Chris Cottam
Updated over a week ago

Disabling the searching of a field in Elasticsearch using Index Templates

Using mappings to define a field as non-searchable in Elasticsearch

Written by Lee Smith
Updated over a week ago

How to access my stack via the Elasticsearch API?

Accessing your Logit stack via the Elasticsearch API

Written by Lee Smith
Updated over a week ago