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Fluentd is an open-source data collector that ingests data such as logs and events from a multitude of sources. Fluentd transforms log data and sends it to your backend service of choice. By adding Dynatrace support to Fluentd, you get intelligent observability and automatic root cause analysis for additional log and event data that’s captured and processed by Fluentd.
This is intended for users who want to:
Leverage any of the 500+ Fluentd plugins, which connect to numerous data sources to get logs and events from your application into Dynatrace where you can immediately benefit from Dynatrace AI-driven root cause analysis.
Quickly search, explore, and analyze log and event data from a multitude of sources.
Set up Fluentd integration with Dynatrace with the following steps:
Get a Dynatrace API token with the Ingest Logs scope
Use the Dynatrace Fluentd plugin to stream logs to Dynatrace tenant.
logs.ingest
(Ingest Logs) scopePlease refer to the following resources for more details:
The plugin is available for download from Rubygems.org.
Step-by-step instructions:
To install the Fluentd plugin for Dynatrace, run the following command:
fluent-gem install fluent-plugin-dynatrace
If you‘re using td-agent
, run:
td-agent-gem install fluent-plugin-dynatrace
Follow the configuration instructions on the Fluentd plugin documentation page.