Logstash sample configuration: https://www.ddreier.com/logstash-configuration-dissection/
Elastic Search clustering: http://www.elasticsearch.org/overview/marvel/
Install and configure Elk Stack using Chef: https://github.com/elasticsearch/cookbook-elasticsearch
Found a cool gist on how curl or post things into elastic search (has bash and perl example as well) https://gist.github.com/clintongormley
Here is how to do it with powershell: http://thereadyprompt.blogspot.com/2014/01/eleastic-search-pushing-data-into.html
Don't forget the browser add on's that let you view json:
Chrome: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/jsonview/chklaanhfefbnpoihckbnefhakgolnmc
Firefox:
https://addons.mozilla.org/it/firefox/addon/jsonview/
Enjoy!
-The Necroscope