Docker-elk-using-docker

ELK on docker

Pre-requisite installations :

1. Docker
2. Java

Steps to setup ELK stack using docker containers

1. Clone the git repository :

git clone https://github.com/deviantony/docker-elk.git

2. To run the stack, get inside the directory and run docker-compose

cd /docker-elk
docker-compose up -d

3. Verify the installation.

sudo docker ps

4. Access Kibana by entering: http://localhost:5601 in your browser.

5. Post data to elasticsearch using Postman or curl

curl -XPUT \
-u elastic:changeme http://localhost:9200/movies/_doc/1 \
-d '{"director": "Burton, Tim", \
  "genre": ["Comedy","Sci- Fi"], "year": 1996, \
  "actor": ["Jack Nicholson","Pierce Brosnan","Sarah Jessica Parker"],\
  "title": "Mars Attacks!"}'\
-H 'Content-Type: application/json'