First-time Setup Guide

First time setup

Installing an Agent

1. Navigate to the Agents page under the Logs tab
2. Click on the Add Agent button in the top right corner

At this point, you will be prompted to add a destination. You can skip configuration of a destination by clicking Skip. This can be done after installing the agent. Similarly, on the subsequent page, you can skip configuring the agent with a source.

3. Select the deployment platform you wish to deploy an agent to and follow the instructions given. Typically, you will copy a command that needs to be run on the host where the agent is being deployed. For more information, please read the install guide.
4. Success! After installation completes, within a minute or two, the agent should appear on the Agents page.

Creating a Destination

1. Navigate to the Destinations page under the Logs tab.
2. Click on Add Destination Configuration in the top right.
3. Select the platform you would like to stream logs to
4. Configure the destination appropriately, filling in any required fields.
5. Click on Test Connection, if this fails, read the error message for next steps.
6. Success! Click on "Create" to finalize the process.

For first time setup, if you have deployed an agent without a destination configured, perform the following steps to give that agent a destination for the logs:

1. Navigate to the Agents page under the Logs tab.
2. Click on the Agent that you want to configure/assign a destination for.
3. Click on Deploy Destination and choose the destination that you have configured.
4. Congratulations! You have completed all steps to deploy a destination to an agent under the aforementioned circumstances.

Creating a Source

1. Navigate to the Sources page under the Logs tab
2. Click on Add Source Configuration
3. Choose the source configuration you would like to deploy to an agent
4. Configure the source configuration and fill in any required fields
5. Success! Click on Create to finalize the process

For first time setup, if you have deployed an agent without a source configuration, perform the following steps:

1. Navigate to the Agents page under the Logs tab.
2. Click on the Agent that you want to deploy a source configuration to.
3. Click on Deploy Source and choose the desired source configuration.
4. Congratulations! You have completed all steps necessary to deploy a source configuration to an agent under the aforementioned circumstances.

If the technology you want to monitor is not yet supported, you can use one of the generic sources such as Syslog or Tail . If these still do not fit your needs, you can use the Custom Input plugin which accepts a raw FluentD configuration block.