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@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Here are a few features of this program :
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- compatible with Java 5 runtime
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- lightweight : requires only a few dependencies and few system resources
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- configuration compatible with logstash-forwarder
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- - lumberjack output
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+ - lumberjack output (including zlib compression)
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## Why ?
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@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ Logstash-forwarder is written in go. This programming language is not available
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Logstash runs on java and provides a lumberjack output, but the file input doesn't run on all plaforms (for example AIX) and logstash requires a recent JVM. Moreover Logstash is heavier : big package and more system resources.
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-So logstash-forwarder-java is a solution for those who want a portable, lightweight log-shipper for their ELK stack.
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+So logstash-forwarder-java is a solution for those who want a portable, lightweight log shipper for their ELK stack.
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+## How to install it ?
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+For the moment the only way to install logstash-forwarder-java is to download the maven project and run maven build. Next step is to distribute the logstash-forwarder-java jar and the lib directory located in the maven target directory.
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+I'll try to provide a tarball in the next releases.
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