Tail

Configure Tail Log Source with BindPlane

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Supported Versions

  • The Tail Source allows you to tail provided logs regardless of format
  • Supports the following encodings:
    • nop
    • utf-8
    • utf-16le
    • utf-16be
    • ascii
    • big5

Configuration

OptionDescription
File Log PathUse this field to specify an array of file log path glob patterns.
Exclude File Log PathUse this field to specify an array of file log path glob patterns 'to be excluded'.
Poll IntervalUse this field to set the duration between filesystem polls. The default is 200ms.
Enable MultilineToggle check box to enable/disable parsing of Multiline log files.
Multiline Start PatternChoose a Regex pattern to match with the start of a line.
EncodingChoose the encoding of the log file.
Include File NameToggle check box to include/exclude the log file name.
Start AtChoose whether to start reading from the beginning or end of a file with "end" being the default.
Log TypeUse this field to add a 'log-type' label to identify tail source.
FormatUse this field to specify the log format to parse: 'None' or 'JSON'

Log Types

Types
tail

Advanced

For more information on the advanced configuration capabilities, see our detailed plugin guide here.