Send logs to Better Stack using Fluent Bit

Start logging to Better Stack

1. Install

Install Fluent Bit on your server.

2. Set up inputs

Install and configure Fluent Bit input plugins.

3. Set up output

Modify your Fluent Bit output configuration to send logs to Better Stack:

[SERVICE]
    flush  1

[INPUT]
    name tail
    path /var/log/syslog

[OUTPUT]
    name    http
    match   *
    tls     On
    host    $INGESTING_HOST
    port    443
    uri     /fluentbit
    header  Authorization Bearer $SOURCE_TOKEN
    header  Content-Type application/msgpack
    format  msgpack
    retry_limit 5

4. Restart

Restart the Fluent Bit service to reload the configuration:

sudo systemctl restart fluent-bit

You should see your logs in Logs → Live tail.

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Additional information

Want to learn more about configuring Fluent Bit inputs and outputs?
Check out the official documentation.