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logstash_kafka

A module for managing the installation the kafka plugin for logstash
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  • 1.0.0 (latest)
released Oct 10th 2014
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mod 'opentable-logstash_kafka', '1.0.0'
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Tags: apache, logging, logstash, kafka

Documentation

opentable/logstash_kafka — version 1.0.0 Oct 10th 2014

puppet-logstash_kafka

####Table of Contents

  1. Overview
  2. Module Description - What the module does and why it is useful
  3. Setup - The basics of getting started with logstash_kafka
  4. Usage - Configuration options and additional functionality
  5. Reference - An under-the-hood peek at what the module is doing and how
  6. Limitations - OS compatibility, etc.
  7. Development - Guide for contributing to the module

##Overview

Install logstash-kafka plugin to allow you to use kafka as a input/output to/from logstash

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##Module Description

The purpose of this module is to install the logstash-kafka plugin to logstash to enable it to be configured as a kafka consumer or producer.

##Setup

###What logstash_kafka affects

  • Installation of the logstash-kafka plugin
  • Adds new libraries into your existing logstash installation

###Beginning with logstash_kafka

Installing the logstash-kafka plugin to a custom logstash installation:

   logstash { 'version 0.5.1':
     version              => '0.5.1',
     logstash_install_dir => '/opt/custom_logstash_dir'
   }

##Usage

###Classes and Defined Types

####Class: logstash_kafka

Parameters within logstash_kafka: ####version The version of the the plugin to be installed.

####install_dir The directory in which to install the plugin source

####kafka_install_dir The directory of the kafka installation

####logstash_install_dir The directory of the logstash installation

####logstash_package_url If installing logstash at the same time as this plugin, the url to the logstash package

##Reference

###Classes ####Public Classes

  • logstash_kafka: Guides the installation of the logstash-kafka plugin

##Limitations

This module is tested on the following platforms:

  • CentOS 5
  • CentOS 6
  • Ubuntu 12.04
  • Ubuntu 14.04

It is tested with the OSS version of Puppet only.

###Contributing

Please read CONTRIBUTING.md for full details on contributing to this project.