Forward

This plugin offers two different transports and modes:

• Forward (TCP): It uses a plain TCP connection.

• Secure Forward (TLS): when TLS is enabled, the plugin switch to Secure Forward mode.

Configuration Parameters

The following parameters are mandatory for either Forward for Secure Forward modes:

Secure Forward Mode Configuration Parameters

Forward Setup

That configuration file specifies that it will listen for TCP connections on the port 24224 through the forward input type. Then for every message with a fluent_bit TAG, will print the message to the standard output.

Fluent Bit + Forward Setup

Fluent Bit + Secure Forward Setup

DISCLAIMER: the following example does not consider the generation of certificates for best practice on production environments.

Fluent Bit

Paste this content in a file called flb.conf:

Fluentd

Paste this content in a file called fld.conf:

If you're using Fluentd v1, set up it as below:

Test Communication

Start Fluentd:

Start Fluent Bit:

After five seconds, Fluent Bit will write records to Fluentd. In Fluentd output you will see a message like this: