Logstash Fundamentals Masterclass (elasticsearch, filebeat)

Learn Logstash from scratch and operate your own data ingestion pipelines using the ELK stack (elastic search, kibana)

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Description

THE BEST DEDICATED LOGSTASH FUNDAMENTALS COURSE

The primary objective of this course is to help students learn the basic fundamentals of Logstash and how to process events.

Logstash is a log aggregator that collects data from various input sources, executes different transformations and enhancements and then ships the data to various supported output destinations.

If you want to learn how to process such a variety of data with easy json like a configuration file, you are in the right place.

This Logstash Fundamental course is all you need to take your skills to the next level and position yourself for a pay-raise.

The course is for beginners with a basic understanding of JSON and web technologies. Additionally, it will be helpful for students to be familiar with Logging Techniques and Regex patterns.

As the title suggests – this course aims to provide you enough knowledge about Logstash so that you can run and operate your own data ingestion pipelines using ELK. But specifically:

  • You will get familiar with the features and benefits offered by Logstash.

  • Since this course provides detailed demos of installation and configuration of Logstash, it will equip you well for future use of this technology.

  • Working with data types

  • Data aggregation

  • Parching logs demonstrations

  • Overview of different beats (Filebeat, Metricbeat, Packetbeat etc.)

  • How to work with plugins

  • Practical exercises for you to try out your Logstash skills

  • Much more...


In this course, we will cover two practical activities.

One of them deals with structured data in a CSV file and the other deals with semi-structured Apache web server logs.

The course is a step-by-step introduction on Logstash, ELK, and configuration of logstash pipeline to read the csv file and apache logs. In this course you will learn about different types of plugins and use cases.

This course will give you a solid theoretical understanding of Logstash programming, as well as the practical skills of Logstash.



WHAT IS LOGSTASH & ELK?

Logstash is a technology to collect logs then manipulate the input data and finally put into destination source like Elasticsearch. Logstash is a log aggregator that collects data from various input sources, executes different transformations and enhancements and then ships the data to various supported output destinations.

In recent years – the term BigData has been gaining popularity. And there has been a paradigm shift in the volume of information and the ways in which it can be extracted from this data.

ELK is one of the few new-age frameworks which is capable of handling Big Data demands and scale. Over the years the ELK stack has become quite popular. And for a good reason. It is a very robust, mature and feature-rich framework. Logstash is the Heart of the ELK.



TOP 3 BENEFITS OF LOGSTASH

1: Get a job The demand for ELK experts increases every day and Logstash is the heart of ELK.

2: A usable skill Knowing Logstash programming makes you a better and more well-rounded programmer. You will be able to complete many tasks, that your colleagues will not know how to do.

3: Further your career. Software companies all around the world are actively seeking out, competent Logstash experts. There are not a lot of them, so the pay is good. If you become a Logstash programmer, it will open up many new options in your career going forward



FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Any paid software is required to learn this course?
No paid software is required to learn this course. Logstash is an open-source project.

How is this course different from other ELK courses?
Along with hands-on Logstash demonstrations and exercises, you also get in-depth theoretical knowledge focused on the heart of ELK - Logstash.

Other courses, may only briefly touch on Logstash and focus more on eg. Kibana.

After completing this course you will learn the basic concept of Logstash, like what is ELK, how to configure Logstash, how to create a Logstash pipeline to read logs and ingestion into Elasticsearch etc.

You will also learn about different types of plugins like input, filter, output plugins, and their use cases.



GUARANTEE

If within 30 days of buying the course you decide that it's not for you, please get a refund. We only want happy students.



ARE YOU READY TO LEARN LOGSTASH PROGRAMMING?

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What You Will Learn!

  • Understand the basic concept of Logstash - everything you need to get started
  • Understand the features and utility of Logstash
  • Learn to read the real time logs and put into Elasticsearch
  • Different types of plugins used in the configuration pipeline
  • Install, configure and develop logstash data ingestion pipelines
  • How to create a Logstash pipeline to read logs and ingestion into Elasticsearch
  • Much more...

Who Should Attend!

  • Anyone who wants to learn the fundamentals of Logstash programming, ELK & Elasticsearch