Tag Archives: Logstash

Simple guide to running Logstash on Docker

By | March 1, 2025

Docker is everywhere and Logstash is not going anywhere. So why not try running Logstash on Docker. I found that while Elasticsearch has done a good job of describing the details, the learning curve is still a bit steep for a person new to Docker. Hence this post.

Fix Logstash error “Microsystems was unexpected at this time.”

By | March 30, 2020

“Microsystems was unexpected at this time.” is a frustrating error which appears when you run Logstash 7.6.1 on a windows machine in command line window. Here is a workaround to get around it. Environment Logstash version: 7.6.1 Operating system: Windows 10 Java version : openjdk version “11.0.5” 2019-10-15 OpenJDK Runtime Environment AdoptOpenJDK (build 11.0.5+10) OpenJDK… Read More »