HowTo log4j-filebeat

HowTo log Java-Applications with log4j 2 to filesystem and import the logs to elasticsearch.

Logging Java-Application with log4j and custom var "counter"
Configuration over external log4j2.properties
Log JSON to filesystem
Read logs with filebeat
Push logs to elasticsearch
Visualize logs with kibana

Requirements

Docker
Docker Compose

Use

Run docker-compose up -d. This will build the example-application and start filebeat, elasticsearch.
Call http://localhost:5601 with your browser.
Add index "filebeat-*"
You can see the fields from the logs.