fluent-package v5 vs td-agent v4

Supported Platforms

Fluentd Project maintains stable packages for Fluentd and canonical plugins as Fluent Package (the package is called fluent-package) which is formerly known as td-agent.

Platform	v4(x86_64)	v4(Arm64)	v5(x86_64)	v5(Arm64)
RedHat/CentOS 7	✔	✔	✔	✔
RedHat/CentOS 8	✔	✔	✔	✔
RedHat/CentOS 9	✔	✔	✔	✔
Amazon Linux 2	✔	✔	✔	✔
Amazon Linux 2023	-	-	✔	✔
Ubuntu Focal	✔	✔	✔	✔
Ubuntu Jammy	✔	✔	✔	✔
Debian Buster	✔	✔	-	-
Debian Bullseye	✔	✔	✔	✔
Debian Bookworm	-	-	✔	✔
macOS	✔	-	✔	-
Windows	✔	-	✔	-

Features

fluent-package v5

New stable. Major feature updates to fluent-package v5 are as follows:

• Ruby 3.2

• Fluentd v1.16.2

• Added support for Amazon Linux 2023

• Added support for Debian Bookworm

• Shipped through 2 channels. See Scheduled support lifecycle announcement about Fluent Package for details.

  • Normal release

  • Long Term Support (LTS)

See also Changes from Treasure Agent 4

td-agent v4

Old stable. Major feature updates to td-agent v4 are as follows:

• Ruby 2.7

• Fluentd v1

• Arm64 Support

See also Changes from Treasure Agent 3

How to Install

• Ubuntu/Debian

• RedHat/CentOS

• Windows

• macOS

• RubyGems

If this article is incorrect or outdated, or omits critical information, please let us know.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 under the Apache License 2.0.