# RPM Package (Red Hat Linux)

This article explains how to install stable versions of `fluent-package` rpm packages, the stable Fluentd distribution packages maintained by [Fluentd Project](https://www.fluentd.org/).

## What is `fluent-package`?

Please see [fluent-package-v5-vs-td-agent](/quickstart/fluent-package-v5-vs-td-agent.md).

## How to install `fluent-package`

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NOTE:

* `fluent-package` will be shipped in two flavors - normal release version and LTS (Long Term Support) version. See [Scheduled support lifecycle announcement about Fluent Package v6](https://www.fluentd.org/blog/fluent-package-v6-scheduled-lifecycle) about difference between this two flavors.
* If you upgrade from `td-agent` v4, See [Upgrade to fluent-package v5](https://www.fluentd.org/blog/upgrade-td-agent-v4-to-v5).
* Do not directly upgrade from v4 to v6. Such a workflow is not supported. It causes a trouble. Upgrade in stages. (v4 to v5, then v5 to v6)
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The following are deprecated (EOL) fluent-package and td-agent information:

* About [Fluent Package (fluent-package) v5 (EOL)](https://www.fluentd.org/blog/schedule-for-fluent-package-5-eol), See [Install by RPM Package v5](/installation/obsolete-installation/fluent-package-v5-eol-installation/install-by-rpm-fluent-package-v5.md).
* About [Treasure Agent (td-agent) v4 (EOL)](https://www.fluentd.org/blog/schedule-for-td-agent-4-eol), See [Install by RPM Package v4](/installation/obsolete-installation/treasure-agent-v4-eol-installation/install-by-rpm-td-agent-v4.md).
* About [Treasure Agent (td-agent) 3 will not be maintained anymore](https://www.fluentd.org/blog/schedule-for-td-agent-3-eol), see [Install by DEB Package v3](/installation/obsolete-installation/treasure-agent-v3-eol-installation/install-by-deb-td-agent-v3.md).
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### Step 0: Before Installation

Please follow the [Pre-installation Guide](/installation/before-install.md) to configure your OS properly.

### Step 1: Install from `rpm` Repository

It is highly recommended to set up `ntpd` on the node to prevent invalid timestamps in the logs. See [Pre-installation Guide](/installation/before-install.md).

NOTE: If your OS is not supported, consider [gem installation](/installation/install-by-gem.md) instead.

#### Red Hat

Download and execute the install script with `curl`:

**fluent-package 6 (LTS)**

```bash
curl -fsSL https://fluentd.cdn.cncf.io/sh/install-redhat-fluent-package6-lts.sh | sh
```

**fluent-package 6**

```bash
curl -fsSL https://fluentd.cdn.cncf.io/sh/install-redhat-fluent-package6.sh | sh
```

Executing this script will automatically install `fluent-package` on your machine. This shell script registers a new `rpm` repository at `/etc/yum.repos.d/fluent-package.repo` (or `/etc/yum.repos.d/fluent-package-lts.repo`) and installs `fluent-package`.

We use `$releasever` for repository path in the script and `$releasever` should be the major version only like `"9"`. If your environment uses some other format like `"9.2"`, change it to the major version only or set up .repo file manually.

#### Amazon Linux

**For Amazon Linux 2023:**

**fluent-package 6 (LTS)**

```bash
curl -fsSL https://fluentd.cdn.cncf.io/sh/install-amazon2023-fluent-package6-lts.sh | sh
```

**fluent-package 6**

```bash
curl -fsSL https://fluentd.cdn.cncf.io/sh/install-amazon2023-fluent-package6.sh | sh
```

### Step 2: Launch Daemon

Use `/usr/lib/systemd/system/fluentd` service to `start`, `stop`, or `restart` the agent:

```
$ sudo systemctl start fluentd.service
$ sudo systemctl status fluentd.service
* fluentd.service - fluentd: All in one package of Fluentd
   Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/fluentd.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled)
   Active: active (running) since Wed 2023-08-02 05:35:16 UTC; 41s ago
     Docs: https://docs.fluentd.org/
  Process: 1901 ExecStart=/opt/fluent/bin/fluentd --log $FLUENT_PACKAGE_LOG_FILE --daemon /var/run/fluent/fluentd.pid $FLUENT_PACKAGE_OPTIONS (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
 Main PID: 1907 (fluentd)
   CGroup: /system.slice/fluentd.service
           |-1907 /opt/fluent/bin/ruby /opt/fluent/bin/fluentd --log /var/log/fluent/fluentd.log --daemon /var/run/fluent/fluentd.pid
           `-1910 /opt/fluent/bin/ruby -Eascii-8bit:ascii-8bit /opt/fluent/bin/fluentd --log /var/log/fluent/fluentd.log --daemon /var/ru...

```

To customize `systemd` behavior, put your `fluentd.service` in `/etc/systemd/system`.

NOTE: In `fluent-package` v5, the path is different i.e. `/opt/fluent/bin` instead of `/opt/td-agent/bin`.

### Step 3: Post Sample Logs via HTTP

The default configuration (`/etc/fluent/fluentd.conf`) is to receive logs at an HTTP endpoint and route them to `stdout`. For `fluentd` logs, see `/var/log/fluent/fluentd.log`.

You can post sample log records with `curl` command:

```
$ curl -X POST -d 'json={"json":"message"}' http://localhost:8888/debug.test
$ tail -n 1 /var/log/fluent/fluentd.log
2023-08-02 05:37:29.185634777 +0000 debug.test: {"json":"message"}
```

## Next Steps

You are now ready to collect real logs with Fluentd. Refer to the following tutorials on how to collect data from various sources:

* Basic Configuration
  * [Config File](/configuration/config-file.md)
* Application Logs
  * [Ruby](/language-bindings/ruby.md), [Java](/language-bindings/java.md), [Python](/language-bindings/python.md), [PHP](/language-bindings/php.md),

    [Perl](/language-bindings/perl.md), [Node.js](/language-bindings/nodejs.md), [Scala](/language-bindings/scala.md)
* Examples
  * [Store Apache Log into Amazon S3](/how-to-guides/apache-to-s3.md)
  * [Store Apache Log into MongoDB](/how-to-guides/apache-to-mongodb.md)
  * [Data Collection into HDFS](/how-to-guides/http-to-hdfs.md)

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There are some commercial supports for Fluentd, see [Enterprise Services](https://www.fluentd.org/enterprise_services). If you use Fluentd on production, Let's share your use-case/testimonial on [Testimonials](https://www.fluentd.org/testimonials) page. Please consider to feedback via [GitHub](https://github.com/fluent/fluentd-website/issues/new?template=testimonials.yml).
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