ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana) Overview, Architecture, Installation, and Configuration Guide (Version 7.7.0)
This article provides a comprehensive introduction to the ELK stack—including component descriptions, architectural diagrams, reasons for adoption, and step‑by‑step installation and configuration of Filebeat, Logstash, Elasticsearch, and Kibana on Linux, with optional Kafka integration for advanced pipelines.
