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Logging with Opensearch on Docker

In this guide you will learn how to quickstart with detailed logging using opensearch.

Setup Opensearch on Docker locally​

Pull OpenSearch Images​

OpenSearch​

docker pull opensearchproject/opensearch:latest

OpenSearch Dashboard​

docker pull opensearchproject/opensearch-dashboards:latest

Start Opensearch Containers​

OpenSearch​

docker run -d -p 9200:9200 -p 9600:9600 -e "discovery.type=single-node" -e "plugins.security.disabled=true" opensearchproject/opensearch:latest

OpenSearch Dashboard​

docker run -it -d --network="host" -e "DISABLE_SECURITY_DASHBOARDS_PLUGIN=true" opensearchproject/opensearch-dashboards:latest

Verify if the containers are up & running​

Send a request to port 9200

curl http://127.0.0.1:9200

List Indices through curl

curl -X GET "http://127.0.0.1:9200/_cat/indices?v"

Create Indices through Curl

curl -X PUT "http://127.0.0.1:9200/your_index_name"

Delete Index

curl --location --request DELETE 'http://127.0.0.1:9200/index_name'

Fetch logs for an index_name

curl --location --request GET 'http://127.0.0.1:9200/ethereal/_search' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{
  "query": {
    "match_all": {}
  },
  "size": 10000
  }'

Enable logging​

Configure these variables in the .env.local file to ensure proper communication with OpenSearch and to enable client and server log aggregation

Enable Client Logging​

Set VITE_FORCE_CLIENT_LOG_AGGREGATE to true to enable client log aggregation

VITE_FORCE_CLIENT_LOG_AGGREGATE=true

Enable Server Logging​

Set DISABLE_SERVER_LOG to false to enable server log aggregation

DISABLE_SERVER_LOG=false