Configuration File
There are some cases where using the command line to start Fluent Bit is not ideal. When running Fluent Bit as a service, a configuration file is preferred.
Fluent Bit allows to use one configuration file which works at a global scope and uses the schema defined previously.
The configuration file supports four types of sections:
In addition there is an additional feature to include external files:
Service
The Service section defines global properties of the service, the keys available as of this version are described in the following table:
Key
Description
Default Value
Flush
Set the flush time in seconds. Everytime it timeouts, the engine will flush the records to the output plugin.
5
Daemon
Boolean value to set if Fluent Bit should run as a Daemon (background) or not. Allowed values are: yes, no, on and off.
Off
Log_File
Absolute path for an optional log file.
Log_Level
Set the logging verbosity level. Allowed values are: error, info, debug and trace. Values are accumulative, e.g: if 'debug' is set, it will include error, info and debug. Note that trace mode is only available if Fluent Bit was built with the WITH_TRACE option enabled.
info
Parsers_File
Path for a parsers configuration file. Multiple Parsers_File entries can be used.
Plugins_File
Path for a plugins configuration file. A plugins configuration file allows to define paths for external plugins, for an example see here.
Streams_File
Path for the Stream Processor configuration file. For details about the format of SP configuration file see here.
HTTP_Server
Enable built-in HTTP Server
Off
HTTP_Listen
Set listening interface for HTTP Server when it's enabled
0.0.0.0
HTTP_Port
Set TCP Port for the HTTP Server
2020
Coro_Stack_Size
Set the coroutines stack size in bytes. The value must be greater than the page size of the running system.
24576
Example
The following is an example of a SERVICE section:
Input
An INPUT section defines a source (related to an input plugin), here we will describe the base configuration for each INPUT section. Note that each input plugin may add it own configuration keys:
Key
Description
Name
Name of the input plugin.
Tag
Tag name associated to all records comming from this plugin.
The Name is mandatory and it let Fluent Bit know which input plugin should be loaded. The Tag is mandatory for all plugins except for the input forward plugin (as it provides dynamic tags).
Example
The following is an example of an INPUT section:
Filter
A FILTER section defines a filter (related to an filter plugin), here we will describe the base configuration for each FILTER section. Note that each filter plugin may add it own configuration keys:
Key
Description
Name
Name of the filter plugin.
Match
It sets a pattern to match certain records Tag. It's case sensitive and support the star (*) character as a wildcard.
Match_Regex
It sets a pattern to match certain records Tag.
The Name is mandatory and it let Fluent Bit know which filter plugin should be loaded. The Match or Match_Regex is mandatory for all plugins. If both are specified, Match_Regex takes precedence.
Example
The following is an example of an FILTER section:
Output
The OUTPUT section specify a destination that certain records should follow after a Tag match. The configuration support the following keys:
Key
Description
Name
Name of the output plugin.
Match
It sets a pattern to match certain records Tag. It's case sensitive and support the star (*) character as a wildcard.
Match_Regex
It sets a pattern to match certain records Tag.
Example
The following is an example of an OUTPUT section:
Example: collecting CPU metrics
The following configuration file example demonstrates how to collect CPU metrics and flush the results every five seconds to the standard output:
Include File
To avoid complicated long configuration files is better to split specific parts in different files and call them (include) from one main file.
Starting from Fluent Bit 0.12 the new configuration command @INCLUDE has been added and can be used in the following way:
The configuration reader will try to open the path somefile.conf, if not found, it will assume it's a relative path based on the path of the base configuration file, e.g:
Main configuration file path: /tmp/main.conf
Included file: somefile.conf
Fluent Bit will try to open somefile.conf, if it fails it will try /tmp/somefile.conf.
The @INCLUDE command only works at top-left level of the configuration line, it cannot be used inside sections.
Wildcard character (*) is supported to include multiple files, e.g:
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