Fluentd
1.0
1.0
  • Introduction
  • Overview
    • Life of a Fluentd event
    • Support
    • FAQ
    • Logo
    • fluent-package v5 vs td-agent v4
  • Installation
    • Before Installation
    • Install fluent-package
      • RPM Package (Red Hat Linux)
      • DEB Package (Debian/Ubuntu)
      • .dmg Package (macOS)
      • .msi Installer (Windows)
    • Install calyptia-fluentd
      • RPM Package (Red Hat Linux)
      • DEB Package (Debian/Ubuntu)
      • .dmg Package (macOS)
      • .msi Installer (Windows)
    • Install by Ruby Gem
    • Install from Source
    • Post Installation Guide
    • Obsolete Installation
      • Treasure Agent v4 (EOL) Installation
        • Install by RPM Package v4 (Red Hat Linux)
        • Install by DEB Package v4 (Debian/Ubuntu)
        • Install by .dmg Package v4 (macOS)
        • Install by .msi Installer v4 (Windows)
      • Treasure Agent v3 (EOL) Installation
        • Install by RPM Package v3 (Red Hat Linux)
        • Install by DEB Package v3 (Debian/Ubuntu)
        • Install by .dmg Package v3 (macOS)
        • Install by .msi Installer v3 (Windows)
  • Configuration
    • Config File Syntax
    • Config File Syntax (YAML)
    • Routing Examples
    • Config: Common Parameters
    • Config: Parse Section
    • Config: Buffer Section
    • Config: Format Section
    • Config: Extract Section
    • Config: Inject Section
    • Config: Transport Section
    • Config: Storage Section
    • Config: Service Discovery Section
  • Deployment
    • System Configuration
    • Logging
    • Signals
    • RPC
    • High Availability Config
    • Performance Tuning
    • Multi Process Workers
    • Failure Scenarios
    • Plugin Management
    • Trouble Shooting
    • Fluentd UI
    • Linux Capability
    • Command Line Option
    • Source Only Mode
    • Zero-downtime restart
  • Container Deployment
    • Docker Image
    • Docker Logging Driver
    • Docker Compose
    • Kubernetes
  • Monitoring Fluentd
    • Overview
    • Monitoring by Prometheus
    • Monitoring by REST API
  • Input Plugins
    • tail
    • forward
    • udp
    • tcp
    • unix
    • http
    • syslog
    • exec
    • sample
    • monitor_agent
    • windows_eventlog
  • Output Plugins
    • file
    • forward
    • http
    • exec
    • exec_filter
    • secondary_file
    • copy
    • relabel
    • roundrobin
    • stdout
    • null
    • s3
    • kafka
    • elasticsearch
    • opensearch
    • mongo
    • mongo_replset
    • rewrite_tag_filter
    • webhdfs
    • buffer
  • Filter Plugins
    • record_transformer
    • grep
    • parser
    • geoip
    • stdout
  • Parser Plugins
    • regexp
    • apache2
    • apache_error
    • nginx
    • syslog
    • ltsv
    • csv
    • tsv
    • json
    • msgpack
    • multiline
    • none
  • Formatter Plugins
    • out_file
    • json
    • ltsv
    • csv
    • msgpack
    • hash
    • single_value
    • stdout
    • tsv
  • Buffer Plugins
    • memory
    • file
    • file_single
  • Storage Plugins
    • local
  • Service Discovery Plugins
    • static
    • file
    • srv
  • Metrics Plugins
    • local
  • How-to Guides
    • Stream Analytics with Materialize
    • Send Apache Logs to S3
    • Send Apache Logs to Minio
    • Send Apache Logs to Mongodb
    • Send Syslog Data to Graylog
    • Send Syslog Data to InfluxDB
    • Send Syslog Data to Sematext
    • Data Analytics with Treasure Data
    • Data Collection with Hadoop (HDFS)
    • Simple Stream Processing with Fluentd
    • Stream Processing with Norikra
    • Stream Processing with Kinesis
    • Free Alternative To Splunk
    • Email Alerting like Splunk
    • How to Parse Syslog Messages
    • Cloud Data Logging with Raspberry Pi
  • Language Bindings
    • Java
    • Ruby
    • Python
    • Perl
    • PHP
    • Nodejs
    • Scala
  • Plugin Development
    • How to Write Input Plugin
    • How to Write Base Plugin
    • How to Write Buffer Plugin
    • How to Write Filter Plugin
    • How to Write Formatter Plugin
    • How to Write Output Plugin
    • How to Write Parser Plugin
    • How to Write Storage Plugin
    • How to Write Service Discovery Plugin
    • How to Write Tests for Plugin
    • Configuration Parameter Types
    • Upgrade Plugin from v0.12
  • Plugin Helper API
    • Plugin Helper: Child Process
    • Plugin Helper: Compat Parameters
    • Plugin Helper: Event Emitter
    • Plugin Helper: Event Loop
    • Plugin Helper: Extract
    • Plugin Helper: Formatter
    • Plugin Helper: Inject
    • Plugin Helper: Parser
    • Plugin Helper: Record Accessor
    • Plugin Helper: Server
    • Plugin Helper: Socket
    • Plugin Helper: Storage
    • Plugin Helper: Thread
    • Plugin Helper: Timer
    • Plugin Helper: Http Server
    • Plugin Helper: Service Discovery
  • Troubleshooting Guide
  • Appendix
    • Update from v0.12 to v1
    • td-agent v2 vs v3 vs v4
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  • Step 1: Installing Fluentd
  • Step 2: Use Cases
  • Step 3: Learn More

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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 .

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

You can install Fluentd as a package, Ruby gem, or from source.

Please see the following article for details.

Step 2: Use Cases

The following articles cover the typical use cases of Fluentd:

  • Use Cases

  • Basic Configuration

  • Application Logs

  • Happy Users :)

Step 3: Learn More

The following articles will provide detailed information about Fluentd:

  • Plugin Overview

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Installation
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
Config File
Ruby
Java
Python
PHP
Perl
Node.js
Scala
Users
Architecture Overview
Lifecycle of a Fluentd Event
Input Plugins
Output Plugins
Buffer Plugins
Filter Plugins
Parser Plugins
Formatter Plugins
High Availability Configuration
FAQ
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