Fluent Bit source plugin
The Fluent Bit source plugin lets you ingest data (including logs, metrics, and events) from your Fluent Bit instances.
Configuration parameters
The Fluent Bit source plugin provides these configuration parameters. Items in the Name column display in the Calyptia Dashboard. Items in the Key column are the YAML keys to use in pipeline configuration files.
Metadata
| Name | Key | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Name | Plugin instance name for identification purposes. | none |
General
| Name | Key | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| Port | port | Required. TCP port used for listening for incoming messages. | none |
Security and TLS
| Name | Key | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| TLS | tls | Enable or disable TLS/SSL support. | none |
| TLS Certificate Validation | tls.verify | Turn TLS/SSL certificate validation on or off. TLS must be on for this setting to be enabled. | on |
| TLS Debug Level | tls.debug | Set TLS debug verbosity level. Accepted values: 0 (No debug), 1 (Error), 2 (State change), 3 (Informational), 4 (Verbose). | 1 |
| CA Certificate File Path | tls.ca_file | Absolute path to CA certificate file. | none |
| Certificate File Path | tls.crt_file | Absolute path to certificate file. | none |
| Private Key File Path | tls.key_file | Absolute path to private key file. | none |
| Private Key Path Password | tls.key_passwd | Optional password for tls.key_file file. | none |
| TLS SNI Hostname Extension | tls.vhost | Hostname to be used for TLS SNI extension. | none |
Configuring Fluent Bit to route data to Calyptia Core
You can leverage the out_forward plugin within Fluent Bit to route data to the Fluent Bit data source within Calyptia Core. In your Fluent Bit configuration, use the following configuration:
[OUTPUT]
Name forward
Match *
Host 127.0.0.1
Port 24244