Better Stack Datadog Agent Logging

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Where do you need to send your metrics and logs?

• Send data only to Better Stack
• Send data to both Better Stack and Datadog

Send data only to Better Stack

1. Install Datadog Agent

Install and set up Datadog Agent on your machine:

bash -c "$(curl -L https://s3.amazonaws.com/dd-agent/scripts/install_script_agent7.sh)"

2. Set up sending metrics

Set up your Datadog Agent to send metrics to Better Stack. Use datadog.yaml configuration file or environment variables and change the default values:

dd_url: "https://in-datadog.logs.betterstack.com"
api_key: "$SOURCE_TOKEN"

DD_URL=https://in-datadog.logs.betterstack.com
DD_API_KEY=$SOURCE_TOKEN

3. Set up sending logs

Using Datadog Agent to process logs? Set it up to send the logs to Better Stack. Use datadog.yaml configuration file or environment variables:

logs_enabled: true
logs_config:
  logs_dd_url: "https://in-datadog.logs.betterstack.com"

DD_LOGS_CONFIG_DD_URL=https://in-datadog.logs.betterstack.com

4. Restart Datadog Agent

Restart Datadog Agent for the new configuration to take effect:

sudo service datadog-agent restart

sudo systemctl restart datadog-agent

Send data to both Better Stack and Datadog

1. Install Datadog Agent

Install and set up Datadog Agent on your machine:

bash -c "$(curl -L https://s3.amazonaws.com/dd-agent/scripts/install_script_agent7.sh)"

2. Set up metrics forwarding

Set up your Datadog Agent to send metrics to both Datadog and Better Stack. Use datadog.yaml configuration file or environment variables:

additional_endpoints:
  "https://in-datadog.logs.betterstack.com":
    - "$SOURCE_TOKEN"

DD_ADDITIONAL_ENDPOINTS='{"https://in-datadog.logs.betterstack.com": ["$SOURCE_TOKEN"]}'

3. Set up logs forwarding

Using Datadog Agent to process logs? Set up log forwarding to both Datadog and Better Stack. Use datadog.yaml configuration file or environment variables:

logs_enabled: true
logs_config:
  use_http: true
  additional_endpoints:
    - Host: "in-datadog.logs.betterstack.com"
      Port: 443
      api_key: "$SOURCE_TOKEN"
      is_reliable: true

DD_LOGS_CONFIG_USE_HTTP=true
DD_LOGS_CONFIG_ADDITIONAL_ENDPOINTS='[{"Host": "in-datadog.logs.betterstack.com", "Port": 443, "api_key": "$SOURCE_TOKEN", "is_reliable": true}]'

4. Restart Datadog Agent

Restart Datadog Agent for the new configuration to take effect:

sudo service datadog-agent restart

sudo systemctl restart datadog-agent

Need help?

Please let us know at hello@betterstack.com.
We're happy to help! 🙏

Additional information

To help you locate your main configuration file, see Datadog Agent configuration files docs.

Want to read about Datadog Agent data forwarding in more detail?
Check out the Datadog Agent dual shipping page.