Overview

Let's get started with Fluentd! Fluentd is a fully free and fully open-source log collector that instantly enables you to have a 'Log Everything' architecture with 125+ types of systems.
Fluentd Architecture
Fluentd treats logs as JSON, a popular machine-readable format. It is written primarily in C with a thin-Ruby wrapper that gives users flexibility.
Fluentd's scalability has been proven in the field: its largest user currently collects logs from 50,000+ servers.
Step 1: Installing Fluentd
Please follow the installation/quickstart guides below that matches your environment.
​Install Fluentd by RPM package (Red Hat Linux)
​Install Fluentd by Deb package (Ubuntu/Debian Linux)
​Install Fluentd by MSI package (Windows msi)
​Install Fluentd by Ruby Gem​
​Install Fluentd from source​
Step 2: Use Cases
The following articles cover the typical use cases of Fluentd:
Use Cases
​Data Search like Splunk​
​Data Filtering and Alerting​
​Data Analytics with Treasure Data​
​Data Collection to MongoDB​
​Data Collection to HDFS​
​Data Archiving to Amazon S3​
Basic Configuration
​Config File​
Application Logs
​Ruby, Java, Python, PHP,
​Perl, Node.js, Scala​
Happy Users :)
​Users​
Step 3: Learn More
The following articles will provide detailed information about Fluentd:
​Architecture Overview​
​Lifecycle of a Fluentd Event​
Plugin Overview
​Input Plugins​
​Output Plugins​
​Buffer Plugins​
​Filter Plugins​
​Parser Plugins​
​Formatter Plugins​
​High Availability Configuration​
​FAQ​
If this article is incorrect or outdated, or omits critical information, please let us know. Fluentd is an open-source project under Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF). All components are available under the Apache License 2.0.​

Introduction

Life of a Fluentd event

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