March 2019
Playing with elasticsearch indices
List all indices List indices matching a pattern Delete an index Fetch available fields in an index Search something within an index List all items in an index
Syslog messages in EFK stack
You can use opensource syslog-ng tool to capture syslog messages from various sources, like remote servers, devices, local logs and so on. These logs can then be forwarded to fuentd on EFK stack. Here is a sample config of syslog-ng config to receive logs from devices and hosts on tcp and udp port 514. Received […]
EFK stack – versatile and very capable analytics platform
So far I was happily using ELK stack to feed syslog messages into Elasticsearch. In ELK stack I had used Logstash to aggregate syslogs and feed them into elasticsearch. Recently, I came across fluentd and found it quite interesting and flexible. Using fluentd with Elasticsearch and Kibana I have now build a EFK stack. EFK […]
Khetri, Rajasthan photos
I had visited this place in 2012. Found clicks of that time in my archive. This place is known for its copper mines. This small town is surrounded by Aravali range. There is an ancient abandoned habitation visible from the temple there. Site looks very scenic but locals have their own stories about this place. […]
How to interact with influxdb using REST calls
Influxdb is open source database which is predominantly used for time series data collection . I have been using influxdb on my raspberry pi to store data from IoT sensors at home. So far I was using python influxdb module to pump in data. Recently I wanted to find some clientless solution to manage data […]
“Dharohar” Heritage museum, Kurukshetra Photo Gallery
This museum is located inside Kurukshetra University campus near second gate of University. Here you can take a glimpse of rich heritage and culture of region. Elders will feel nostalgic looking at the statues and other items at display.
Jodhpur, Jaisalmer and Kuldhara photos
Traveled to Jodhpur and Jaisalmer last year. Captured amazing colors, culture, monuments , food and people of the region.
Starting with Python django
Django is a open source and free python based framework for web programming. I have used python3 and django 2.1.7 on debian 9.8 in this article to write a basic django based web app. Install django Create a directory to hold are your development stuff “django-works” or whatever name you like. Create your first django […]