Docker image for Packetbeat setup

Packetbeat is an open source application monitoring and performance management (APM) system. See http://packetbeat.com for details.

This runs all necessary steps to have the Packetbeat stack (without the agent) on your host (Based on Get Started) .

How to use

To build:

 $ docker build -t packetbeat-setup .

To run:

 $ docker run -it --rm -v /var/run/docker.sock:/docker.sock -v /usr/local/bin:/scripts packetbeat-setup

To stop, start, restart, rm, pause, unpause, log, logf:

$ packetbeat stop # or any of those listed above

From docker hub

$ docker pull tpires/packetbeat-setup
$ docker run -it --rm -v /var/run/docker.sock:/docker.sock -v /usr/local/bin:/scripts tpires/packetbeat-setup

The -v /var/run/docker.sock:/docker.sock makes it possible to build images and run containers of your host inside this docker image. The -v /usr/local/bin:/scripts copies packetbeat script that facilitates stop, start, restart, etc.

Note

You still need to configure and execute packetbeat-agent. Read this.

Thanks

• @tsg for building packetbeat-agent on docker and inspiring me to do this setup.