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This article explains how to use the fluent-logger-node library.
Prerequisites
- Basic knowledge of Node.js and NPM
- Basic knowledge of Fluentd
- Node.js 0.6 or higher
Installing Fluentd
Please refer to the following documents to install fluentd.
Modifying the Config File
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<source>
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@type forward
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port 24224
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</source>
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<match fluentd.test.**>
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@type stdout
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</match>
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Please restart your agent once these lines are in place.
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# for rpm/deb only
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$ sudo /etc/init.d/td-agent restart
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Using fluent-logger-node
Obtaining the Most Recent Version
A Sample Application
package.json
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{
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"name": "node-example",
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"version": "0.0.1",
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"dependencies": {
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"express": "^4.15.3",
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"fluent-logger": "^2.4.0"
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}
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}
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Now use npm to install your dependencies locally:
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$ npm install
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index.js
This is the simplest web app.
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var express = require('express');
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var logger = require('fluent-logger');
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var app = express();
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// The 2nd argument can be omitted. Here is a default value for options.
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logger.configure('fluentd.test', {
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host: 'localhost',
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port: 24224,
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timeout: 3.0,
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reconnectInterval: 600000 // 10 minutes
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});
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​
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app.get('/', function(request, response) {
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logger.emit('follow', {from: 'userA', to: 'userB'});
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response.send('Hello World!');
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});
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var port = process.env.PORT || 3000;
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app.listen(port, function() {
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console.log("Listening on " + port);
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});
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Run the app and go to
http://localhost:3000/ in your browser. This will send the logs to Fluentd.1
$ node index.js
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The logs should be output to
/var/log/td-agent/td-agent.log or stdout of the Fluentd process via the stdout Output plugin.Production Deployments
Output Plugins
- Examples
- List of Plugin References
High-Availability Configurations of Fluentd
For high-traffic websites (more than 5 application nodes), we recommend using a high availability configuration of td-agent. This will improve data transfer reliability and query performance.
Monitoring
Monitoring Fluentd itself is also important. The article below describes general monitoring methods for td-agent.
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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