# Service

The *SERVICE* defines the global behaviour of the [Fluent Bit](http://fluentbit.io) engine.

| name            | type | description                                       |
| --------------- | ---- | ------------------------------------------------- |
| Buffer\_Path    | Str  | Path to write buffered chunks if enabled          |
| Buffer\_Workers | Int  | Number of workers to operate on buffer chunks     |
| Config\_Watch   | Bool | If true, exit on change in config directory       |
| Daemon          | Bool | If true go to background on start                 |
| Flush           | Int  | Interval to flush output (seconds)                |
| Grace           | Int  | Wait time (seconds) on exit                       |
| HTTP\_Listen    | Str  | Address to listen (e.g. 0.0.0.0)                  |
| HTTP\_Port      | Int  | Port to listen (e.g. 8888)                        |
| HTTP\_Server    | Bool | If true enable statistics HTTP server             |
| Log\_File       | Str  | File to log diagnostic output                     |
| Log\_Level      | Int  | Diagnostic level (error/warning/info/debug/trace) |
| Parsers\_File   | Str  | Optional 'parsers' config file (can be multiple)  |
| Plugins\_File   | Str  | Optional 'plugins' config file (can be multiple)  |

The *Parsers\_File* and *Plugins\_File* are both relative to the directory the main config file is in.

## Example

```
[SERVICE]
    Flush        5
    Daemon       Off
    Config_Watch On
    Parsers_File parsers.conf
    Parsers_File custom_parsers.conf
```