Install From Source
This article explains how to install Fluentd from source code (git repository). This is useful for developers.
Please install Ruby >= 1.9.3 and bundler on your local environment.
$ git clone https://github.com/fluent/fluentd.git
$ cd fluentd
$ git checkout -b v0.12 origin/v0.12
master branch is now for v1.x development so you need to checkout v0.12 branch.
Build the package with
rake and install it with gem.$ bundle install
Fetching gem metadata from https://rubygems.org/.........
...
Your bundle is complete!
Use `bundle show [gemname]` to see where a bundled gem is installed.
$ bundle exec rake build
fluentd xxx built to pkg/fluentd-xxx.gem.
$ gem install pkg/fluentd-xxx.gem
Run the following commands to to confirm that Fluentd was installed successfully:
$ fluentd --setup ./fluent
$ fluentd -c ./fluent/fluent.conf -vv &
$ echo '{"json":"message"}' | fluent-cat debug.test
The last command sends Fluentd a message '{"json":"message"}' with a "debug.test" tag. If the installation was successful, Fluentd will output the following message:
2011-07-10 16:49:50 +0900 debug.test: {"json":"message"}
It's HIGHLY recommended that you set up ntpd on the node to prevent invalid timestamps in your logs.
You're now ready to collect your real logs using Fluentd. Please see the following tutorials to learn how to collect your data from various data sources.
- Basic Configuration
If this article is incorrect or outdated, or omits critical information, please let us know. Fluentd is a open source project under Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF). All components are available under the Apache 2 License.
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