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running logstash as a windows service |
service,windows |
- Goal: Start logstash on boot up.
- Target audience: Users who have logstash agents on windows servers.
- Download NSSM - the Non-Sucking Service Manager from http://nssm.cc and copy nssm.exe to a directory in your path like c:\windows.
- Copy logstash jar into c:\logstash
- Create directory c:\logstash\sincedb
- Create a batch file c:\logstash\logstash.bat
- Create c:\logstash\logstash.conf file
- Create the windows service by typing the following on the command line: nssm install Logstash C:\logstash\logstash.bat
Verify you have a service named "Logstash". Set the startup type to "Automatic" or "Automatic (delayed start)"
{% include_code logstash.bat %}
{% include_code logstash.conf %}