LogFlux Integrations

LogFlux Agent provides specialized plugins for integrating with various platforms and services. These plugins extend the core agent functionality to collect logs from containers, observability protocols, and cloud services.

Plugin Integrations

Dedicated plugins with specialized functionality for specific platforms and services:

Docker

Collect logs from Docker containers automatically with the Docker plugin.

Kubernetes

Monitor Kubernetes pod logs across your cluster with the Kubernetes plugin.

OpenTelemetry

Receive traces, metrics, and logs via the OpenTelemetry Protocol (OTLP).

Zipkin Tracing

Receive distributed traces from Zipkin-instrumented applications with full v2 API compatibility.

Elasticsearch

Query and collect logs from Elasticsearch and OpenSearch clusters with smart data processing.

StatsD

Collect metrics via the StatsD protocol for real-time monitoring.

Apache Kafka

Consume log messages from Kafka topics in real-time with consumer group support.

Fluentd

Receive logs via the Fluentd Forward protocol for compatibility with existing Fluentd infrastructure.

Prometheus

Ingest metrics via Prometheus Remote Write protocol.

journald

Collect system service logs via systemd's journal daemon.

Windows Event Log

Collect Windows Event Log entries in real-time from Windows systems.

macOS System Log

Collect macOS system logs via unified logging system with advanced filtering.

📄File Stream

Monitor and stream file contents in real-time like tail -f with advanced features.

📊System Metrics

Collect CPU, memory, disk, network, and GPU metrics with automatic detection.

📋Syslog

Receive RFC 5424/3164 syslog messages on UDP and TCP with facility and severity parsing.

Cloud Provider Integrations

Specialized integrations for major cloud platforms and their logging services:

Azure Monitor

Query and stream logs from Azure Monitor and Application Insights.

CloudWatch

Retrieve and stream logs from AWS CloudWatch Logs service.

Google Cloud Logging

Retrieve and stream logs from Google Cloud Logging service.

File-based Integrations

Integrations that use File Stream plugin or other generic methods for log collection:

Apache HTTP Server

Monitor Apache web server logs with custom parsing and real-time processing using the File Stream plugin.

Apache Tomcat

Monitor Apache Tomcat application server logs including access logs, catalina logs, and application-specific logs.

Fail2Ban

Monitor Fail2Ban intrusion prevention logs including ban actions, filter logs, jail status, and security events.

HAProxy

Monitor HAProxy load balancer logs with advanced parsing and real-time analytics using the File Stream plugin.

Microsoft IIS

Monitor Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) web server logs including access logs, error logs, and application logs.

MongoDB

Monitor MongoDB database logs including application logs, profiler logs, audit logs, and replica set monitoring.

MySQL/MariaDB

Monitor MySQL and MariaDB database logs including query logs, error logs, slow query analysis, and replication monitoring.

Nginx

Monitor and analyze Nginx web server logs with custom parsing and real-time processing.

Node.js Applications

Monitor Node.js application logs including Express.js, Fastify, NestJS, and custom applications using the File Stream plugin.

PostgreSQL

Monitor PostgreSQL database logs including query logs, error logs, slow query analysis, and connection monitoring.

RabbitMQ

Monitor RabbitMQ message broker logs including connection logs, queue operations, cluster events, and performance metrics.

Redis

Monitor Redis server logs, slow logs, client connections, and memory usage using the File Stream plugin.

Squid Proxy

Monitor Squid proxy server logs including access logs, cache logs, and store logs for web traffic analysis and security monitoring.

Traefik

Monitor Traefik reverse proxy and load balancer logs with advanced parsing and real-time analytics.

Installation

All integration plugins are installed with the LogFlux Agent but disabled by default. Enable specific plugins based on your needs:

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# Enable Docker integration
sudo systemctl enable --now logflux-agent-docker

# Enable Kubernetes integration  
sudo systemctl enable --now logflux-agent-kubernetes

# Enable OpenTelemetry receiver
sudo systemctl enable --now logflux-agent-opentelemetry

Configuration

Each integration has its own configuration file in /etc/logflux-agent/plugins/. See individual integration guides for detailed setup instructions.

Supported Integrations

LogFlux Agent integrates with the following platforms and services, grouped by category:

Category	Integration	Description
Containers	Docker	Container log collection
Containers	Kubernetes	Pod log collection across clusters
Observability	OpenTelemetry	OTLP traces, metrics, and logs
Observability	Zipkin	Distributed tracing (v2 API)
Observability	Prometheus	Metrics via Remote Write protocol
Observability	StatsD	Real-time metrics collection
Observability	Fluentd	Forward protocol compatibility
Cloud	AWS CloudWatch	CloudWatch Logs retrieval and streaming
Cloud	Azure Monitor	Azure Monitor and Application Insights
Cloud	Google Cloud Logging	GCP log retrieval and streaming
Web Servers	Nginx	Access and error logs
Web Servers	Apache HTTP Server	Access and error logs via File Stream
Web Servers	Apache Tomcat	Catalina, access, and application logs
Web Servers	Microsoft IIS	IIS access and error logs
Web Servers	HAProxy	Load balancer logs
Web Servers	Traefik	Reverse proxy and load balancer logs
Web Servers	Squid	Proxy access, cache, and store logs
Databases	PostgreSQL	Query, error, and slow query logs
Databases	MySQL/MariaDB	Query, error, and replication logs
Databases	MongoDB	Application, profiler, and audit logs
Databases	Redis	Server logs, slow logs, connections
Databases	Elasticsearch	Query and collect from ES/OpenSearch
Message Queues	Apache Kafka	Consume from Kafka topics
Message Queues	RabbitMQ	Broker logs and queue operations
OS / System	journald (Linux)	systemd journal collection
OS / System	Windows Event Log	Real-time Windows event collection
OS / System	macOS System Log	Unified logging system
OS / System	File Stream	Tail any log file with rotation detection
OS / System	System Metrics	CPU, memory, disk, network, GPU metrics
OS / System	Syslog	RFC 5424/3164 syslog UDP+TCP receiver
Applications	Node.js	Express, Fastify, NestJS via File Stream

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