Container Logs to KloudMate Using Fluentbit

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This document provides a guide on how to send container logs to KloudMate using Fluentbit.
In the described setup, the container is running on an EC2 instance. The container logs are generally stored on a file. Fluentbit is used to export those container logs to KloudMate.
Step 1: Prerequisites:
﻿Fluentbit binaries and packages as per your system requirement.
Step 2: Configure fluentbit to send telemetry data to KloudMate.
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[SERVICE]
    flush        1
    daemon       Off
    log_level    debug
    parsers_file parsers.conf
    plugins_file plugins.conf
    http_server  Off
    http_listen  0.0.0.0
    http_port    2020
    storage.metrics on

[INPUT]
    Name                tail
    Path                </var/lib/docker/containers/ID/ID-json.log>

[OUTPUT]
    name  stdout
    match *

[OUTPUT]
    Name                 opentelemetry
    Match                *
    Host                 otel.kloudmate.com
    Port                 4318
    Logs_uri             /v1/logs
    Log_response_payload True
    Header               Authorization <Auth token>
    Tls                  On
    Tls.verify           Off
    # add user-defined labels
    add_label            db logs
    add_label            service.name <service name>
[SERVICE]
    flush        1
    daemon       Off
    log_level    debug
    parsers_file parsers.conf
    plugins_file plugins.conf
    http_server  Off
    http_listen  0.0.0.0
    http_port    2020
    storage.metrics on

[INPUT]
    Name                tail
    Path                </var/lib/docker/containers/ID/ID-json.log>

[OUTPUT]
    name  stdout
    match *

[OUTPUT]
    Name                 opentelemetry
    Match                *
    Host                 otel.kloudmate.com
    Port                 4318
    Logs_uri             /v1/logs
    Log_response_payload True
    Header               Authorization <Auth token>
    Tls                  On
    Tls.verify           Off
    # add user-defined labels
    add_label            db logs
    add_label            service.name <service name>
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After restarting the fluent bit service the container logs will be successfully delivered to KloudMate.
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