How to install Logstash plugins offline?

2 years ago
Benjamin Taylor
2 minutes

To achieve offline installation of Logstash plugins, follow the following steps:

  1. Download the required plugin file on a machine in a connected environment. You can download the plugin file by executing the following command in the command line.
bin/logstash-plugin prepare-offline-pack PLUGIN_NAME

Among them, PLUGIN_NAME is the name of the plugin to be downloaded.

  1. Transfer the downloaded plugin files to the target machine by using methods such as a USB flash drive or FTP to copy the files from the online machine to the offline machine.
  2. Place the plugin files in the “plugins/offline” folder in the installation directory of Logstash on the offline machine.
  3. Run the following command to install the offline plugin.
bin/logstash-plugin install --no-verify --offline PLUGIN_NAME

Here, PLUGIN_NAME is the name of the plugin.

  1. Once installation is complete, start logstash and the plugins will be loaded and available.

Note:

  1. When installing plugins offline, make sure that the plugin file version is compatible with the version of Logstash.
  2. The plugin files need to be located in the correct path on the offline machine in order for logstash to recognize and load them.
  3. In some cases, offline installed plugins may have dependencies that require manual downloading and installation of the necessary dependencies.
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