Ubuntu
Fluent Bit is distributed as the fluent-bit package and is available for long-term support releases of Ubuntu. The latest officially supported version is Noble Numbat (24.04).
The recommended secure deployment approach is to use the following instructions.
Server GPG key
Add the Fluent Bit server GPG key to your keyring to ensure you can get the correct signed packages.
Follow the official Debian wiki guidance.
sudo sh -c 'curl https://packages.fluentbit.io/fluentbit.key | gpg --dearmor > /usr/share/keyrings/fluentbit-keyring.gpg'Update your sources lists
On Ubuntu, you need to add the Fluent Bit APT server entry to your sources lists. Ensure codename is set to your specific Ubuntu release name. For example, focal for Ubuntu 20.04.
codename=$(grep -oP '(?<=VERSION_CODENAME=).*' /etc/os-release 2>/dev/null || lsb_release -cs 2>/dev/null)Update your source's list:
echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/fluentbit-keyring.gpg] https://packages.fluentbit.io/ubuntu/$codename $codename main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/fluent-bit.listUpdate your repositories database
Update the apt database on your system:
sudo apt-get updateInstall Fluent Bit
Ensure your GPG key is up to date.
Use the following
apt-getcommand to install the latest Fluent Bit:sudo apt-get install fluent-bitInstruct
systemdto enable the service:sudo systemctl start fluent-bit
If you do a status check, you should see a similar output like this:
$ systemctl status fluent-bit
● fluent-bit.service - Fluent Bit
Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/fluent-bit.service; disabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: active (running) since mié 2016-07-06 16:58:25 CST; 2h 45min ago
Main PID: 6739 (fluent-bit)
Tasks: 1
Memory: 656.0K
CPU: 1.393s
CGroup: /system.slice/fluent-bit.service
└─6739 /opt/fluent-bit/bin/fluent-bit -c /etc/fluent-bit/fluent-bit.conf
...The default configuration of fluent-bit is collecting metrics of CPU usage and sending the records to the standard output. You can see the outgoing data in your /var/log/syslog file.
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