Updated pointing to ELK external service for testing and demo purposes

elk/Readme.md

@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ This article contains a brief introduction to centralized structured logging wit
 
 ![](img/elk/kibana-working.png)
 
-## Wiring eshopOnContainers with ELK
+## Wiring eshopOnContainers with ELK in Localhost
 
-eshopOnContainers is ready for work with ELK, you only need to setup the configuration parameter **LogstashgUrl**, in **Serilog** Section, for achieve this, you can do it modifing this parameter in every appsettings.json in every service, or via Environment Variable **Serilog:LogstashUrl**.
+eshopOnContainers is ready for work with ELK, you only need to setup the configuration parameter **LogstashUrl**, in **Serilog** Section, for achieve this, you can do it modifing this parameter in every appsettings.json of every service, or via Environment Variable **Serilog:LogstashUrl**.
 
 There is another option, a zero-configuration environment for testing the integration launching via ```docker-compose``` command, on the root directory of eshopOnContainers:
 
@@ -27,4 +27,16 @@ You can wait a bit and refresh the page, the first time you enter, you need to c
 
 With the index pattern configured, you can enter in the discover section and start viewing how the tool is recollecting the logging information.
 
-![](img/elk/kibana_result.png)
+![](img/elk/kibana_result.png)
+
+## Configuring ELK on Azure VM
+Another option is to use a preconfigured virtual machine with Logstash, ElasticSearch and Kibana and point the configuration parameter **LogstashUrl**. For doing this you can address to Microsoft Azure, and start searching a Certified ELK Virtual Machine
+
+![](img/elk/create-vm-elk-azure.png)
+
+This options it have a certified preconfigured options (Network, VirtualMachine type, OS, RAM, Disks) for having a good starting point of ELK with good performance.
+
+![](img/elk/create-vm-elk-azure-summary.png)
+
+When you have configured the main aspects of your virtual machine, you will have a review&create last step like this:
+![](img/elk/create-vm-elk-azure-last-step.png)

src/Services/Basket/Basket.API/appsettings.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "Serilog": {
     "SeqServerUrl": null,
-    "LogstashgUrl":null,
+    "LogstashgUrl":  "http://elk-dev.northeurope.cloudapp.azure.com:8080",
     "MinimumLevel": {
       "Default": "Information",
       "Override": {

src/Services/Catalog/Catalog.API/appsettings.json

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "UseCustomizationData": false,
   "Serilog": {
     "SeqServerUrl": null,
-    "LogstashgUrl":null,
+    "LogstashgUrl":  "http://elk-dev.northeurope.cloudapp.azure.com:8080",
     "MinimumLevel": {
       "Default": "Information",
       "Override": {

src/Services/Identity/Identity.API/appsettings.json

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   "UseCustomizationData": false,
   "Serilog": {
     "SeqServerUrl": null,
-    "LogstashgUrl":null,
+    "LogstashgUrl":  "http://elk-dev.northeurope.cloudapp.azure.com:8080",
     "MinimumLevel": {
       "Default": "Information",
       "Override": {

src/Services/Location/Locations.API/appsettings.json

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "IdentityUrl": "http://localhost:5105",
   "Serilog": {
     "SeqServerUrl": null,
-    "LogstashgUrl":null,
+    "LogstashgUrl":  "http://elk-dev.northeurope.cloudapp.azure.com:8080",
     "MinimumLevel": {
       "Default": "Information",
       "Override": {

src/Services/Marketing/Marketing.API/appsettings.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "Serilog": {
     "SeqServerUrl": null,
-    "LogstashgUrl":null,
+    "LogstashgUrl":  "http://elk-dev.northeurope.cloudapp.azure.com:8080",
     "MinimumLevel": {
       "Default": "Information",
       "Override": {

src/Services/Ordering/Ordering.API/appsettings.json

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "UseCustomizationData": false,
   "Serilog": {
     "SeqServerUrl": null,
-    "LogstashgUrl":null,
+    "LogstashgUrl":  "http://elk-dev.northeurope.cloudapp.azure.com:8080",
     "MinimumLevel": {
       "Default": "Information",
       "Override": {

src/Services/Ordering/Ordering.BackgroundTasks/appsettings.json

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "ConnectionString": "Server=tcp:127.0.0.1,5433;Database=Microsoft.eShopOnContainers.Services.OrderingDb;User Id=sa;Password=Pass@word;",
   "Serilog": {
     "SeqServerUrl": null,
-    "LogstashgUrl":null,
+    "LogstashgUrl":  "http://elk-dev.northeurope.cloudapp.azure.com:8080",
     "MinimumLevel": {
       "Default": "Information",
       "Override": {

src/Services/Ordering/Ordering.SignalrHub/appsettings.json

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "IdentityUrl": "http://localhost:5105",
   "Serilog": {
     "SeqServerUrl": null,
-    "LogstashgUrl":null,
+    "LogstashgUrl":  "http://elk-dev.northeurope.cloudapp.azure.com:8080",
     "MinimumLevel": {
       "Default": "Information",
       "Override": {

src/Services/Payment/Payment.API/appsettings.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "Serilog": {
     "SeqServerUrl": null,
-    "LogstashgUrl":null,
+    "LogstashgUrl":  "http://elk-dev.northeurope.cloudapp.azure.com:8080",
     "MinimumLevel": {
       "Default": "Information",
       "Override": {

src/Web/WebMVC/appsettings.json

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   "UseCustomizationData": false,
   "Serilog": {
     "SeqServerUrl": null,
-    "LogstashgUrl":null,
+    "LogstashgUrl":  "http://elk-dev.northeurope.cloudapp.azure.com:8080",
     "MinimumLevel": {
       "Default": "Information",
       "Override": {

src/Web/WebStatus/appsettings.json

@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
     ],
   "Serilog": {
     "SeqServerUrl": null,
-    "LogstashgUrl":null,
+    "LogstashgUrl":  "http://elk-dev.northeurope.cloudapp.azure.com:8080",
     "MinimumLevel": {
       "Default": "Information",
       "Override": {