Overview

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 600+ types of systems.
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 500,000+ servers.
Step1: Installing Fluentd
Please follow the installation/quickstart guides below that matches your environment.
​Install Fluentd by RPM package (Redhat Linux)
​Install Fluentd by Deb package (Ubuntu/Debian Linux)
​Install Fluentd by DMG package (Mac OS X)
​Install Fluentd by Ruby Gem​
​Install Fluentd by Chef​
​Install Fluentd from source​
Fluentd v0.12 doesn't support Windows environment. Please see Collecting Log Data from Windows for details. Fluentd v1.x supports Windows.
Step2: Use Cases
The articles shown below cover the typical use cases of Fluentd. Please refer to the article(s) that suits your needs.
Use Cases
​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​
​Windows Event Collection​
Basic Configuration
​Config File​
Application Logs
​Ruby, Java, Python, PHP,
​Perl, Node.js, Scala​
Happy Users :)
​Users​
Step3: Learn More
The articles shown below will provide detailed information for you to learn more about Fluentd.
​Architecture Overview​
​Life of a Fluentd Event​
Plugin Overview
​Input Plugins​
​Output Plugins​
​Buffer Plugins​
​Filter Plugins​
​Parser Plugins​
​Formatter Plugins​
​High Availability Configuration​
​FAQ​
If this article is incorrect or outdated, or omits critical information, please let us know.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.
Introduction
Getting Started
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