The ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana) is a powerful suite of tools for log management, real-time analytics, and visualization. Here's a breakdown of its core components:

Components Overview 🧩

  • Elasticsearch 🌟
    A distributed search engine that stores, searches, and analyzes data in real time.

    Elasticsearch
  • Logstash 🔧
    A data processing pipeline that ingests, parses, and transforms data from various sources.

    Logstash
  • Kibana 📊
    A visualization tool that provides dashboards and analytics for Elasticsearch data.

    Kibana

Core Functionality 📈

  • Search & Analytics: Elasticsearch excels at querying and aggregating data.
  • Data Pipeline: Logstash handles data ingestion and transformation workflows.
  • Visualization: Kibana enables interactive dashboards for data exploration.

For deeper insights, check out the ELK Stack Overview to understand how these tools integrate. 🚀