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.