Running Logstash as a Service on Debian or RPM
editRunning Logstash as a Service on Debian or RPM
editLogstash is not started automatically after installation. How to start and stop Logstash depends on whether your system uses systemd, upstart, or SysV.
Here are some common operating systems and versions, and the corresponding startup styles they use. This list is intended to be informative, not exhaustive.
Distribution |
Service System |
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Ubuntu 16.04 and newer |
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Ubuntu 12.04 through 15.10 |
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Debian 8 "jessie" and newer |
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Debian 7 "wheezy" and older |
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CentOS (and RHEL) 7 and newer |
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CentOS (and RHEL) 6 |
Running Logstash by Using Systemd
editDistributions like Debian Jessie, Ubuntu 15.10+, and many of the SUSE derivatives use systemd and the
systemctl command to start and stop services. Logstash places the systemd unit files in /etc/systemd/system for both deb and rpm. After installing the package, you can start up Logstash with:
sudo systemctl start logstash.service
Running Logstash by Using Upstart
editFor systems that use upstart, you can start Logstash with:
sudo initctl start logstash
The auto-generated configuration file for upstart systems is /etc/init/logstash.conf.
Running Logstash by Using SysV
editFor systems that use SysV, you can start Logstash with:
sudo /etc/init.d/logstash start
The auto-generated configuration file for SysV systems is /etc/init.d/logstash.