Get started with Fluent Bit

A guide on how to install, deploy, and upgrade Fluent Bit

The Fluent Bit telemetry agent is available for Linux, macOS, Windows, and BSD family operating systems.

If you're interested in learning about Fluent Bit, you can try out the sandbox environment.

Requirements

All Fluent Bit installations must meet certain requirements.

Supported platforms and packages

Fluent Bit software is available for a variety of platforms and can be installed using several methods.

You can direct download and compile the source code.

To select a package for a container or operating system, use the instructions for that option from the following links:

Container deployment

Deployment Type	Instructions
Kubernetes	Deploy on Kubernetes
Docker	Deploy with Docker
Containers on AWS	Deploy on Containers on AWS

Install on Linux (packages)

Operating System	Installation instructions
Alma Linux / Red Hat	Alma Linux 8, Alma Linux 9, Alma Linux 10
CentOS / Red Hat	CentOS 7, CentOS 8, CentOS 9 Stream, CentOS 10 Stream
Rocky Linux / Red Hat	Rocky Linux 8, Rocky Linux 9, Rocky Linux 10
Ubuntu	Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
Debian	Debian 10, Debian 11, Debian 12, Debian 13
Amazon Linux	Amazon Linux 2, Amazon Linux 2023
Raspbian / Raspberry Pi	Raspbian 10, Raspbian 11
Yocto / Embedded Linux	Yocto / Embedded Linux
Buildroot / Embedded Linux	Buildroot / Embedded Linux

Install on Windows (packages)

Operating System	Installation instructions
Windows Server 2019	Windows Server EXE, Windows Server ZIP
Windows 10 2019.03	Windows EXE, Windows ZIP

Install on macOS (packages)

Operating System	Installation instructions
macOS	Homebrew

Compile from source (Linux, Windows, FreeBSD, macOS)

Operating system	Installation instructions
Linux, FreeBSD	Compile from source
macOS	Compile from source
Windows	Compile from Source

Enterprise packages

Fluent Bit packages are also provided by enterprise providers for older end-of-life versions, Unix systems, or for additional support and features including aspects (such as CVE backporting).