Fluentd source plugin

The Fluentd source plugin lets you collect data (including logs, metrics, and events) from your Fluentd instances.

Supported telemetry types

This plugin supports these telemetry types:

LogsMetricsTraces

Configuration parameters

Use the parameters in this section to configure your plugin. The Telemetry Pipeline web interface uses the values in the Name column to describe the parameters. Items in the Key column are the YAML keys to use in pipeline configuration files.

General

NameKeyDescriptionDefault
PortportRequired. The TCP port used for listening for incoming messages.5170

Security and TLS

NameKeyDescriptionDefault
TLStlsEnable or disable TLS/SSL support. Accepted values: true, false.false
TLS Certificate Validationtls.verifyTurn TLS/SSL certificate validation on or off. TLS must be on for this setting to be enabled.on
TLS Debug Leveltls.debugSet TLS debug verbosity level. Accepted values: 0 (No debug), 1 (Error), 2 (State change), 3 (Informational), 4 (Verbose).1
CA Certificate File Pathtls.ca_fileAbsolute path to CA certificate file.none
Certificate File Pathtls.crt_fileAbsolute path to certificate file.none
Private Key File Pathtls.key_fileAbsolute path to private key file.none
Private Key Path Passwordtls.key_passwdOptional password for tls.key_file file.none
TLS SNI Hostname Extensiontls.vhostHostname to be used for TLS SNI extension.none

Configuring Fluentd to send data to Telemetry Pipeline

You can configure Fluentd to send data to Chronosphere Telemetry Pipeline by using the out_forward Fluentd plugin.

For more information, visit the Fluentd documentation (opens in a new tab).