ELK Stack installation
A Java runtime is required to run ELK Stack. The latest version of Java is recommended for the installation. At the time of writing this book, the minimum requirement is Java 7. You can use the official Oracle distribution, or an open source distribution, such as OpenJDK.
You can verify the Java installation by running the following command in your shell:
> java -version java version "1.8.0_40" Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_40-b26) Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.40-b25, mixed mode)
If you have verified the Java installation in your system, we can proceed with the ELK installation.
Installing Elasticsearch
When installing Elasticsearch during production, you can use the method described below, or ...
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