How to Configure the SNS Logstash Output

Logstash comes with a number of plugins that interact with AWS, Amazon’s cloud infrastructure. This short guide will look at the configuration options for the Simple Notification Service (or SNS) output that will allow you to convert Logstash events to push...

Talking to your Server: Logstash and XMPP

Humans have an innate need to communicate. Most people want to talk to other people. Data geeks want to talk to data and hope at some point it starts talking back. Logstash can’t make your data talk (yet!), but it can at least make your server talk back to you....

How to access AWS services with Logstash plugins

Logstash comes with a number of plugins that interact with AWS, Amazon’s cloud infrastructure. This short guide will look at the common configuration options for these plugins. Quick Info Source: /lib/logstash/plugin_mixins/aws_config.rb Requirements: AWS...