Depending on how you're using Fluentd, you might have to install the plugin gem using fluent-gem instead of td-agent-gem. Read more about Plugin Management
in the Fluentd documentation.
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Sending logs to Logtail using Fluentd
Setting up Fluentd is very straightforward:
Install Fluentd on your server according to the documentation .
Install and set up Fluentd input plugins to suit your needs (e.g., Syslog ).
Install the Logtail plugin:
td-agent-gem install fluent-plugin-logtail
- Modify the Fluentd configuration to start sending the logs to your Logtail source. A basic configuration that forwards logs from all inputs to a single Logtail source could look like this:
<match *>
@type logtail
@id output_logtail
source_token YOUR_LOGTAIL_SOURCE_TOKEN
flush_interval 2 # in seconds
</match>
- Once you're happy with your configuration, restart the Fluentd service:
bash sudo systemctl restart td-agent.serviceYou should start seeing your logs in Logtail 🎉
Make sure to replace <YOUR_LOGTAIL_SOURCE_TOKEN> with your own source token from Logtail.com.