Graylog Docker Compose files

Introduction

This is a set of Docker Compose files that allow you to quickly spin up a Graylog instance for testing or demo purposes.

Prerequisites

Configure Graylog

All the Graylog configurations can be set via environment variables. Just prefix the parameter name with GRAYLOG_ and put it in upper case.

There is an environment file (.env.example) where you can store these environment variables. Rename this to .env so Docker Compose will pick it up.

  cp .env.example .env

Important: Be sure to to set the GRAYLOG_PASSWORD_SECRET and GRAYLOG_ROOT_PASSWORD_SHA2 environment variables in the .env file! Graylog won't start without these.

Starting Graylog

After you've configured GRAYLOG_PASSWORD_SECRET and GRAYLOG_ROOT_PASSWORD_SHA2, run these commands to start the instance:

docker compose up

To start it daemonized, run:

docker compose up -d

Default client port is 9000. So now you can navigate to http://localhost:9000.

  admin

Password:

  <your password from GRAYLOG_ROOT_PASSWORD_SHA2>

It's as simple as that!

License

Graylog itself is licensed under the Server Side Public License (SSPL), see license information.