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Date Published
Author
Daniel Berman
Word count
1394
Language
English
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None

Summary

AWS Elastic Beanstalk simplifies app deployment and management by automating infrastructure provisioning, yet logging remains complex due to the multitude of log sources involved. While Elastic Beanstalk offers local and downloadable logs, centralizing them via the ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana) is advisable for efficient analysis. Filebeat, part of Elastic's Beats suite, can be configured to gather and ship logs from Elastic Beanstalk instances to ELK, enabling detailed log visualization and analysis in Kibana. This process can be automated using Elastic Beanstalk's .ebextensions feature, which allows the deployment of services and configuration files without manual intervention. Effective log management in Elastic Beanstalk, particularly through ELK, involves setting up an appropriate logging strategy, potentially utilizing third-party tools like Logz.io for seamless integration and visualization of log data.