Docker-Script to create a simple, interactive Docker container for a complete ELK-Stack with Elasticsearch 2.1.1 / Logstash 2.1.1 / Kibana 4.3.1 / Sense.

Setup

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|  Logstash  |     |            |     | Logstash   |     |  Elastic   |     |            |
|            | ==> |    Redis   | ==> |            | ==> |            | ==> |   Kibana   |
|  Shipper   |     |            |     | Indexer    |     |  Search    |     |            |
--------------     --------------     --------------     --------------     --------------

Building the Container

docker build -t=kibana .

Running the Container

docker run -i -t -p 5601:5601 -p 80:80 kibana

Services on the Container

After the startup-Script, the following services are available:

• Kibana
• Marvel
• Sense
• Bootstrap sample page from startbootstrap.com

Usage

Entries in the syslog and the nginx-access log will be processed by logstash and stored in elasticsearch. You can add log-entries to the syslog with logger eg.

logger FINDME

Or you can visit the Bootstrap Sample Page to create Nginx Access Logs.