Fluentd

Fluentd is a data collector, which unifies the data collection and consumption. This integration allows you to use Fluentd to send logs to your Logz.io account.

Fluentd will fetch all existing logs, as it is not able to ignore older logs.

Configure Fluentd

Before you begin, you’ll need: Ruby and ruby-dev 2.1 or higher

Install Fluentd and the Logz.io plugin

gem install fluentd fluent-plugin-logzio

Set up Fluentd

fluentd --setup ./fluent

Configure Fluentd with Logz.io output

Add this code block to your Fluent configuration file (fluent.conf by default).

See the configuration parameters below the code block.👇

<match **>
  @type logzio_buffered
  endpoint_url https://<<LISTENER-HOST>>:8071?token=<<LOG-SHIPPING-TOKEN>>&type=my_type
  output_include_time true
  output_include_tags true
  http_idle_timeout 10
  <buffer>
      @type memory
      flush_thread_count 4
      flush_interval 3s
      chunk_limit_size 16m
      queue_limit_length 4096
  </buffer>
</match>

Parameters

Parameter	Description
endpoint_url	A url composed of your Logz.io region’s listener URL, account token, and log type. Replace `<<LISTENER-HOST>>` with the host for your region. For example, `listener.logz.io` if your account is hosted on AWS US East, or `listener-nl.logz.io` if hosted on Azure West Europe. Replace `<<LOG-SHIPPING-TOKEN>>` with the token of the account you want to ship to.
output_include_time	To add a timestamp to your logs when they’re processed, `true` (recommended). Otherwise, `false`.
output_include_tags	To add the `fluentd` tag to logs, `true`. Otherwise, `false`. If `true`, use in combination with `output_tags_fieldname`.
output_tags_fieldname	If `output_include_tags` is `true`, sets output tag’s field name. The default is `fluentd_tag`
http_idle_timeout	Time, in seconds, that the HTTP connection will stay open without traffic before timing out.

Run Fluentd

fluentd -c ./fluent/fluent.conf -vv

Check Logz.io for your logs

Give your logs some time to get from your system to ours, and then open Kibana.

If you still don’t see your logs, see log shipping troubleshooting.