ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Kibana, Logstash) Deployment on Amazon EKS Using YAML and Helm Charts
Deploying the ELK stack on Amazon EKS can enhance your cloud-native logging and visualization capabilities by leveraging managed Kubernetes for scale and efficiency. This guide walks you through using YAML and Helm Charts to deploy Elasticsearch, Kibana, and Logstash on your EKS cluster.
Why Use the ELK Stack on EKS?
The ELK stack provides robust search and analytics capabilities essential for modern cloud applications, while Amazon EKS offers a scalable, managed Kubernetes solution. Together, they create a powerful environment for monitoring and analyzing your application logs and performance metrics.
Key Components
- **Elasticsearch** - A distributed search and analytics engine.
- **Kibana** - A visualization tool to create dashboards based on Elasticsearch data.
- **Logstash** - A data processing pipeline for ingesting logs.
To get started, you can follow a step-by-step guide on deploying ELK on EKS using YAML files and Helm charts, making the process smoother and more manageable.
For a deeper dive into deploying ELK on Kubernetes, check out this Medium article by Joel Otepawembo for additional insights and tips.