# Service

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

| name          | type | description                                       |
| ------------- | ---- | ------------------------------------------------- |
| 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    | Str  | 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)  |

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

## Storage and Buffering Configuration

In addition to the properties listed in the table above, the Storage and Buffering options are extensively documented in the following section:

* [Storage & Buffering](https://docs.fluentbit.io/manual/1.3/configuration/buffering)

## Configuration Example

```
[SERVICE]
    Flush        1
    Daemon       Off
    Config_Watch On
    Parsers_File parsers.conf
    Parsers_File custom_parsers.conf
```