Install Logstash

This topic describes how to install Logstash.

1. Install the JDK package.
   1. Download the JDK package.
      Go to the Java official website, download the JDK package, and then double-click the package to install the JDK package.
   2. Set the environment variables.

      Choose Control Panel > System > Advanced system settings > Advanced > Environment Variables. On the window that appears, set the environment variables.

      • PATH: C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_73\bin
      • CLASSPATH: C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_73\lib;C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_73\lib\tools.jar
      • JAVA_HOME: C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_73

      Replace jdk1.8.0_73 with your actual JDK version.

   3. Verify that the JDK package is installed.
      Run the java -version command. If a result that is similar to the following example is returned, the JDK package is installed.

      PS C:\Users\Administrator> java -version
      java version "1.8.0_73"
      Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_73-b02)
      Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.73-b02, mixed mode)
      PS C:\Users\Administrator> javac -version
      javac 1.8.0_73

2. Install Logstash.
   1. Download the installation package.
      Download the Logstash installation package.

      Note We recommend that you download Logstash 5.0 or later.
   2. Decompress the downloaded package to the specified directory.
3. Install Logstash plug-in.
   1. Select the installation mode based on the network environment of the server.
      • Online installation

        The plug-in is hosted in the RubyGems service. For more information, visit logstash-output-logservice.

        Run the following command to install Logstash:

        PS C:\logstash-6.4.3> .\bin\logstash-plugin install logstash-output-logservice

      • Offline installation
        1. Click logstash-output-logservice. In the lower-right corner of the page that appears, click Download.
        2. Run the following command to install Logstash:

           PS C:\logstash-6.4.3> .\bin\logstash-plugin install C:\logstash-6.4.3\logstash-output-logservice-0.4.0.gem

           If the server where the logs are stored cannot access the Internet, save the gem package to a local directory.

   2. Verify that Logstash plug-in is installed.

      Run the following command. If the logstash-output-logservice plug-in is displayed in the returned plug-in list, the plug-in is installed.

      PS C:\logstash-6.4.3> .\bin\logstash-plugin list