Deploying the ELK Stack on Self-Managed Kubernetes (AWS EC2): A Hands-On Guide

I’m excited to share my latest technical article on Medium:
“101: Deploying ELK Stack Using Self-Managed Kubernetes on AWS EC2”
While many observability guides rely on Helm, EKS, or managed Elasticsearch, this guide takes a different path: no abstractions, no black boxes. You’ll deploy the full ELK stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana) directly onto a self-managed Kubernetes cluster—built from scratch on Ubuntu EC2 using Terraform—and understand every YAML manifest along the way.
From Filebeat sidecars and ConfigMaps to internal service networking and real-time log visualization in Kibana, every component is defined as code, fully transparent, and reproducible. This isn’t just about collecting logs—it’s about owning your observability pipeline from metal to dashboard.
I’m honored that this article has been accepted for publication in the Towards AWS community on Medium (for the second time)—a testament to the growing demand for hands-on, infrastructure-literate engineering content.

Here the link: https://medium.com/towards-aws/deploying-the-elk-stack-on-self-managed-kubernetes-aws-ec2-a-hands-on-guide-1c6759233a0e