Installing Fluentd Using deb Package
This guide is for td-agent v1, the old stable version. See here for the current installation guide for deb.
This article explains how to install the td-agent deb package, the stable Fluentd distribution package maintained by Treasure Data, Inc.
| "Ubuntu 12.04 LTS / Precise" and "Ubuntu 10.04 LTS / Lucid" are currently supported. If you are interested in Debian, please contact us on the mailing list. If enough people express interest, we may consider supporting it. |
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What is td-agent?
Fluentd is written in Ruby for flexibility, with performance sensitive parts written in C. However, casual users may have difficulty installing and operating a Ruby daemon.
That’s why Treasure Data, Inc is providing the stable community distribution of Fluentd, called td-agent. The differences between Fluentd and td-agent can be found here.
Step0: Before Installation
Please follow the Preinstallation Guide to configure your OS properly. This will prevent many unnecessary problems.
Step1 (Ubuntu): Install from Apt Repository
“Ubuntu 12.04 LTS / Precise” and “Ubuntu 10.04 LTS / Lucid” are currently supported.
Ubuntu Precise
Executing install-ubuntu-precise.sh will automatically install td-agent on your machine. This shell script registers a new apt repository at /etc/apt/sources.list.d/treasure-data.list and installs the td-agent deb package.
$ curl -L https://toolbelt.treasuredata.com/sh/install-ubuntu-precise.sh | sh
Ubuntu Lucid
Executing install-ubuntu-lucid.sh will automatically install td-agent on your machine. This shell script registers a new apt repository at /etc/apt/sources.list.d/treasure-data.list and installs the td-agent deb package.
$ curl -L https://toolbelt.treasuredata.com/sh/install-ubuntu-lucid.sh | sh
It’s HIGHLY recommended that you set up ntpd on the node to prevent invalid timestamps in your logs. Please check the Preinstallation Guide.
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Step2: Launch Daemon
The /etc/init.d/td-agent script is provided to start, stop, or restart the agent.
$ /etc/init.d/td-agent restart $ /etc/init.d/td-agent status td-agent (pid 21678) is running...
The following commands are supported:
$ /etc/init.d/td-agent start $ /etc/init.d/td-agent stop $ /etc/init.d/td-agent restart $ /etc/init.d/td-agent status
Please make sure your configuration file is located at /etc/td-agent/td-agent.conf.
Step3: Post Sample Logs via HTTP
By default, /etc/td-agent/td-agent.conf is configured to take logs from HTTP and route them to stdout (/var/log/td-agent/td-agent.log). You can post sample log records using the curl command.
$ curl -X POST -d 'json={"json":"message"}' http://localhost:8888/debug.test
Next Steps
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
- Application Logs
- Examples
Please refer to the resources below for further steps.
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.