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Centralized Logging with the Elastic Stack: Getting Started

Centralized Logging with the Elastic Stack: Getting Started course. Elastic Stack is one of the most effective ways to use open source technology to build a central system for event logging, monitoring and alerting for servers and applications. This course will teach you how to set up Elastic Stack. Creating a central dashboard and repository for all alerts, monitoring and event logging across a company’s entire server infrastructure can be very challenging. In this course, you’ll learn how to use tools like Elasticsearch, Kibana, and Beats Tools to do just that. First, you’ll create a backend repository using Elasticsearch. Then, you’ll start deploying Filebeats, Metricbeat, Winlogbeat, and more to target servers. Finally, you’ll learn how to aggregate all that data into useful charts and dashboards to monitor the health of server resources. As a bonus, you’ll also learn how to set up active alerts to send messages to email, SMS, Slack, HipChat, and more. After completing this course, you’ll have the skills to set up a fully open-source alarm, monitoring, and event logging system from scratch.What you will learn Building a backend repository using Elasticsearch Deploying Filebeats, Metricbeat, Winlogbeat and more to target servers Gather all data into useful charts and dashboards to monitor the health of server resources Set active alerts to send messages to email, SMS, Slack, HipChat and more This course is suitable for people who They are interested in creating central monitoring and event recording systems Looking for a way to improve their server infrastructure management They want to use open source tools to build scalable solutions Want to have a deep understanding of the Elastic Stack

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2.8 Hours On-Demand
Created by Pluralsight
Uploaded Sep 2026
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Intermediate
Centralized Logging with the Elastic Stack: Getting Started
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Centralized Logging with the Elastic Stack: Getting Started course. Elastic Stack is one of the most effective ways to use open source technology to build a central system for event logging, monitoring and alerting for servers and applications. This course will teach you how to set up Elastic Stack. Creating a central dashboard and repository for all alerts, monitoring and event logging across a company’s entire server infrastructure can be very challenging. In this course, you’ll learn how to use tools like Elasticsearch, Kibana, and Beats Tools to do just that. First, you’ll create a backend repository using Elasticsearch. Then, you’ll start deploying Filebeats, Metricbeat, Winlogbeat, and more to target servers. Finally, you’ll learn how to aggregate all that data into useful charts and dashboards to monitor the health of server resources. As a bonus, you’ll also learn how to set up active alerts to send messages to email, SMS, Slack, HipChat, and more. After completing this course, you’ll have the skills to set up a fully open-source alarm, monitoring, and event logging system from scratch.What you will learn Building a backend repository using Elasticsearch Deploying Filebeats, Metricbeat, Winlogbeat and more to target servers Gather all data into useful charts and dashboards to monitor the health of server resources Set active alerts to send messages to email, SMS, Slack, HipChat and more This course is suitable for people who They are interested in creating central monitoring and event recording systems Looking for a way to improve their server infrastructure management They want to use open source tools to build scalable solutions Want to have a deep understanding of the Elastic Stack

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