Logstash forwarder

The logstash forwarder is a program for securely shipping logs over a network to be ingested by Logstash. The Logstash is a tool for managing events and logs. When used generically the term encompasses a larger system of log collection, processing, storage and searching activities. It is a program to securely forwarding logs over a network to logstash. It is configured with a json file with the –config file.