Before version 1.5, Logstash included all plugins in each release. This made it easy to make use of any plugin, but it complicated plugin development—​a new release of Logstash became necessary if a plugin needed patching. Since version 1.5, all plugins are independent of the Logstash core. Now you can add your own input, codec, filter, or output plugins to Logstash much more easily!

Adding pluginsedit

Since plugins can now be developed and deployed independently of the Logstash core, there are documents which guide you through the process of coding and deploying your own plugins:

Extending Logstash coreedit

We also welcome contributions and bug fixes to the Logstash core feature set.

Please read through our contribution guide, and the Logstash readme document.