README.md

Welcome to (pfSense/OpnSense) + ELK

You can view installation guide guide on 3ilson.org YouTube Channel.

Prerequisites

• Ubuntu Server v18.04+
• pfSense v2.4.4+ or OPNsense 19.7.3+

Preparation

1. Add Oracle Java Repository

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:linuxuprising/java

2. Download and install the public GPG signing key

wget -qO - https://artifacts.elastic.co/GPG-KEY-elasticsearch | sudo apt-key add -

3. Download and install apt-transport-https package

sudo apt-get install apt-transport-https

4. Add Elasticsearch|Logstash|Kibana Repositories (version 7+)

echo "deb https://artifacts.elastic.co/packages/7.x/apt stable main" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/elastic-7.x.list

5. Update

sudo apt-get update

6. Install Java 12

sudo apt-get install oracle-java12-installer

Install

• Elasticsearch v7+ | Kibana v7+ | Logstash v7+

7. Install Elasticsearch|Kibana|Logstash

sudo apt-get install elasticsearch && sudo apt-get install kibana && sudo apt-get install logstash

Configure Kibana|v7+

8. Configure Kibana

sudo nano /etc/kibana/kibana.yml

9. Amend host file (/etc/kibana/kibana.yml)

server.port: 5601
server.host: "0.0.0.0"

Configure Logstash|v7+

10. Change Directory

cd /etc/logstash/conf.d

11. Download the following configuration files

sudo wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/a3ilson/pfelk/master/01-inputs.conf

sudo wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/a3ilson/pfelk/master/05-syslog.conf

sudo wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/a3ilson/pfelk/master/10-pf.conf

• Commit either line 6 or 8 depending on PFsense or OPNsense

sudo wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/a3ilson/pfelk/master/50-outputs.conf

12. Make Patterns Folder

sudo mkdir /etc/logstash/conf.d/patterns

13. Navigate to Patterns Folder

cd /etc/logstash/conf.d/patterns/

14. Download the following configuration file

sudo wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/a3ilson/pfelk/master/pf-09.2019.grok

15. Edit (10-syslog.conf)

sudo nano /etc/logstash/conf.d/10-syslog.conf

16. Revise/Update w/pf IP address (10-syslog.conf)

Change line 3; the "if [host]..." should point to your pf IP address
Change line 9 to point to your second Pf IP address or comment out

17. Edit (11-pf.conf)

sudo nano /etc/logstash/conf.d/11-pf.conf

18. Revise/Update timezone

Change line 12 to the same timezone as your pf configuration
_Note if the timezone is offset or mismatched, you may not see any logs_

19. Download and install the MaxMind GeoIP database

cd /etc/logstash

20. Download and install the MaxMind GeoIP City database

sudo wget http://geolite.maxmind.com/download/geoip/database/GeoLite2-City.mmdb.gz

21. Download and install the MaxMind GeoIP City database

sudo gunzip GeoLite2-City.mmdb.gz

22. Download and install the MaxMind GeoIP ASN database

sudo wget https://geolite.maxmind.com/download/geoip/database/GeoLite2-ASN.tar.gz

23. Download and install the MaxMind GeoIP ASN database

sudo tar -xvzf GeoLite2-City.mmdb.gz

24. Download and install the MaxMind GeoIP ASN database

Replace YYYYMMDD below with the correct date from your extracted directory

sudo mv GeoLite2-ASN_YYYYMMDD/GeoLite2-ASN.mmdb

25. Download and install the MaxMind GeoIP ASN database

Replace YYYYMMDD below with the correct date from your extracted directory

sudo rm -rf GeoLite2-ASN_YYYYMMDD

Configure Services

Start Services on Boot as Services (you'll need to reboot or start manually to proceed)

sudo /bin/systemctl daemon-reload
sudo /bin/systemctl enable elasticsearch.service
sudo /bin/systemctl enable kibana.service
sudo /bin/systemctl enable logstash.service

Start Services Manually

sudo -i service elasticsearch start
sudo -i service kibana start
sudo -i service logstash start