Logstash FAQs

Question 1

What is the Logstash MCP Server?

Accepted Answer

It's a server and web interface providing comprehensive tools for monitoring, analyzing, and debugging Logstash instance performance bottlenecks, offering deep insights and management capabilities.

Question 2

How does it assist in debugging Logstash performance issues?

Accepted Answer

It helps debug performance by offering hot threads analysis, detailed JVM statistics, and comprehensive health checks with actionable recommendations to identify and resolve bottlenecks within your Logstash instances.

Question 3

What key features does its web user interface offer?

Accepted Answer

The interactive web UI provides real-time monitoring of connectivity, node and pipeline statistics, comprehensive health checks, performance debugging (hot threads, JVM analysis), and management of Logstash plugins.

Question 4

Can this tool help manage Logstash configurations?

Accepted Answer

Yes, you can use it to list all installed Logstash plugins and trigger reloads of specific pipeline configurations, simplifying the management of your Logstash environment.

Question 5

What kind of health checks does it perform?

Accepted Answer

The tool performs comprehensive health checks, analyzing JVM memory usage, identifying pipeline performance issues (e.g., filtered but no output events), and monitoring queue usage to provide insights for optimization.

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