Log Management Toolkit

Log Management Toolkit

Production-ready ELK stack deployment with structured logging pipelines and operational dashboards.

Complete Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana, and Filebeat configurations for centralized log management. Includes ready-to-use parsing pipelines for Nginx, application JSON logs, and system logs, plus operational scripts for index management, backups, and a comprehensive log strategy guide.

What You Get

• Docker Compose stack — One-command ELK deployment with resource limits
• 5 Logstash pipelines — Parse Nginx, JSON apps, syslog, and custom formats
• Filebeat configuration — Ship logs from any server to your stack
• Kibana dashboards — Pre-built visualizations for immediate insight
• 3 operational scripts — Setup, index rotation, and Kibana backup
• Strategy guide — Log levels, retention, alerting, and compliance

File Tree

log-management-toolkit/
├── README.md
├── LICENSE
├── manifest.json
├── .env.example
├── docker-compose.yml
├── elasticsearch/
│   └── elasticsearch.yml          # ES node configuration
├── logstash/
│   ├── pipeline/
│   │   ├── main.conf              # Main routing pipeline
│   │   ├── nginx-access.conf      # Nginx access log parser
│   │   └── app-json.conf          # JSON application log parser
│   └── patterns/
│       └── custom-patterns        # Custom grok patterns
├── filebeat/
│   ├── filebeat.yml               # Filebeat shipper config
│   └── modules.d/
│       ├── nginx.yml              # Nginx module config
│       └── system.yml             # System log module config
├── kibana/
│   └── export/
│       └── dashboards.ndjson      # Pre-built dashboards
├── scripts/
│   ├── setup.sh                   # Stack deployment script
│   ├── rotate-indices.sh          # Index lifecycle management
│   └── backup-kibana.sh           # Kibana saved objects backup
└── guides/
    └── log-management-strategy.md # Logging strategy & best practices

Getting Started

1. Configure environment

cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env with your settings (passwords, retention, memory limits)
vim .env

2. Deploy the stack

... continues with setup instructions, usage examples, and more.