One common use case when sending logs to Elasticsearch is to send different lines of the log file to different indexes based on matching patterns. In this article, we will go through the process of setting this up using both Fluentd and Logstash in order to give you more flexibility and ideas on how to approach the topic.
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How to Automate Elasticsearch Index Creation
Looking to increase developer productivity and observability at Otter, we noticed that when using one Elasticsearch index for each application, search becomes faster, the queries become easier, and the logs can be parsed using custom regex patterns, and we have full control over the cleanup policy when using Elasticsearch Curator.
Top Five Tips and Tricks to Manage Your Elasticsearch Cluster
Elasticsearch is the engine of choice for many companies looking for a distributed, RESTful search and analytics solution. At CloudHero, we deploy Elasticsearch on Kubernetes and use it quite a lot for storing and analyzing data. Using our hands-on experience, we compiled a cheat sheet containing the top five most helpful commands that you can use to manage your Elasticsearch cluster.