Nagios Log Server - ELK documentation

Important Version Note

The following details no long apply to modern versions of Nagios Log Server (NLS). As of NLS 2024R2, the ELK stack has been largely replaced. Elasticsearch was replaced with Opensearch, and Kibana was replaced with a custom developed user interface. Logstash is still used, but the version was significantly updated. Details on the key components and terms can be found here:

Nagios Log Server Technical Overview and Terminology Definitions

ELK in Log Sever 2024R1 and Earlier

In the interest of platform stability, Nagios Log Server used previous versions of ELK software which may not conform to the default documentation that you reach from a search engine.

As of Nagios Log Server 2.1, here are the documentation links for the correct versions of the backend software:

Elasticsearch (v1.7.6):

https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/1.7/docs.html

Logstash (v2.4.1):

https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/2.4/index.html

Kibana (v3.0):

https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/3.0/index.html