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

Install on Linux (packages)

Operating System
Installation instructions

Install on Windows (packages)

Operating System
Installation instructions

Windows 10 2019.03

Install on macOS (packages)

Operating System
Installation instructions

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

Operating system
Installation instructions

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).

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