Stream logs to Dynatrace with Logstash (Logs Classic)

Log Monitoring Classic

Dynatrace Log Monitoring uses OneAgent DaemonSet, which includes a log module. This is the recommended way of streaming logs from nodes and pods to Dynatrace.

Alternatively, you can use the Dynatrace Logstash output plugin, which is an open-source module, to stream logs.

Logstash pipeline to Dynatrace

Capabilities

Supports sending logs to Dynatrace log ingest API v2.

The Dynatrace Logstash output plugin also provides the following capabilities:

  • Dynatrace API authentication
  • Retry failed requests due to temporary network conditions
  • Split large payloads into smaller batches ensuring each batch respects Dynatrace API limits (plugin version 0.5.1+)
  • Optional gzip compression (plugin version 0.6.1+)
  • Optional HTTP proxy configuration (plugin version 0.5.0+)
  • Optionally disable SSL verification for use with self-signed certificates

Deploy integration

For instructions on how to deploy Logstash integration, see the documentation on GitHub

Example configuration:

output {
  dynatrace {
    id => "dynatrace_output"
    ingest_endpoint_url => "${ACTIVE_GATE_URL}/api/v2/logs/ingest"
    api_key => "${API_KEY}"
  }
}