The docker events input plugin uses the docker API to capture server events. A complete list of possible events returned by this plugin can be found here
This plugin supports the following configuration parameters:
| Key | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
In your main configuration file append the following Input & Output sections:
Unix_Path
The docker socket unix path
/var/run/docker.sock
Buffer_Size
The size of the buffer used to read docker events (in bytes)
8192
Parser
Specify the name of a parser to interpret the entry as a structured message.
None
Key
When a message is unstructured (no parser applied), it's appended as a string under the key name message.
message
Reconnect.Retry_limits
The maximum number of retries allowed. The plugin tries to reconnect with docker socket when EOF is detected.
5
Reconnect.Retry_interval
The retrying interval. Unit is second.
1
Threaded
Indicates whether to run this input in its own thread.
false