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Configuration

This plugin allows to configure all syslog message attributes.

Static configuration

Static configuration allow to define connection details, facility and hostname that will apply to all messages.

host

Host represents DNS name of endpoint where should be data sent. Example: syslog.collection.us1.sumologic.com or logs1.papertrailapp.com

port

Example: 6514

idle_timeout

If a given tag has gone this many seconds between log messages, disconnect and reconnect before sending logs. Useful in low-traffic logging situations with remote hosts that disconnect after a period of time. Disabled by default. Example: 600

ca_cert

Whether and how to verify the server's TLS certificate signing chain. Examples:

  • ca_cert system - Default; use the system CA certificate store (which must then be configured correctly)
  • ca_cert false - Disable verification; not recommended
  • ca_cert /path/to/file - A path+filename to a single CA file
  • ca_cert /path/to/dir/ - A directory of CA files (in format that OpenSSL can parse); must end with /

verify_cert_name

Whether to verify that the server's cert matches host. Enabled by default (except when ca_cert false). Recommended; helps prevent MitM attacks. Example: true

token

Some services require a token to identify the account. Example: ABABABABABABA@99999. Not required for Papertrail.

client_cert

Optionally path to client certificate for TLS connection. Example: /path/to/crt/file.crt

client_key

Optionally path to client private key for TLS connection. Example: /path/to/key/file.key

hostname

Default hostname that is going to be sent in syslog message. Example: ip-10-0-0-10

facility

Default syslog facility for all records. Example: LOCAL0

Per message configuration

Its possible to configure the plugin to extract various parts of syslog message header from processed record itself. That allows to dynamically set app_name, procid, msgid from records if single match is being used to log messages from multiple sources.

severity_key

Optionally record key where to get severity from the record. If not provided default INFO will be used.

facility_key

Optionally record key where to get syslog facility from the record. If not provided default LOCAL0 will be used.

hostname_key

Optionally record key where to get hostname from the record. If not provided hostname is determined by system hostname.

app_name_key

Optionally record key where to get app_name from the record. If not provided nil value will be sent.

procid_key

Optionally record key where to get procid from the record. If not provided nil value will be sent.

msgid_key

Optionally record key where to get msgid from the record. If not provided nil value will be sent.

Example

<match>
  @type syslog_tls
  host logs1.papertrailapp.com
  port 12345
  idle_timeout 720

  hostname static-hostname
  facility SYSLOG

  # You can configure syslog headers to be picked from actual message
  # processed by plugin. If key is not provided '-' value will be sent
  # which is NIL by syslog specification.
  severity_key RECORD_SEVERITY_KEY
  facility_key RECORD_FACILITY_KEY
  hostname_key ...
  app_name_key ...
  procid_key ...
  msgid_key ...

  # Fluent's standard formatting options are supported. Default is 'json'.
  # Example: For Docker logs sent to Papertrail, send only the log text:
  format single_value
  message_key log
</match>

<match>
  @type syslog_tls
  host syslog.collection.us1.sumologic.com
  port 6514
  token [token]@[iana-id]
  client_cert /path/to/cert/file.crt
  client_key /path/to/key/file.key
  verify_cert_name true

  hostname static-hostname
  facility SYSLOG

  # You can configure syslog headers to be picked from actual message
  # processed by plugin. If key is not provided '-' value will be sent
  # which is NIL by syslog specification.
  severity_key RECORD_SEVERITY_KEY
  facility_key RECORD_FACILITY_KEY
  hostname_key ...
  app_name_key ...
  procid_key ...
  msgid_key ...

  # Fluent's standard formatting options are supported. Default is 'json'.
  format json
</match>