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Better Stack PostgreSQL logging

Start logging in 2 minutes

Collect logs from your PostgreSQL database using Vector.

1. Install

Install Vector on your server.

2. Setup

Download Vector configuration for your source:

Download Vector config
wget -O ->> /etc/vector/vector.toml \
    https://logs.betterstack.com/vector-toml/postgresql/$SOURCE_TOKEN

3. Restart

Restart Vector to reload the configuration:

Restart Vector
systemctl restart vector

You should see your logs in Better Stack -> Live tail.

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