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Kubernetes Events

Collects Kubernetes Events
Kubernetes exports it events through the API server. This input plugin allows to retrieve those events as logs and get them processed through the pipeline.

Configuration

Key
Description
Default
db
Set a database file to keep track of recorded Kubernetes events
db.sync
Set a database sync method. values: extra, full, normal and off
normal
interval_sec
Set the polling interval for each channel.
0
interval_nsec
Set the polling interval for each channel (sub seconds: nanoseconds)
500000000
kube_url
API Server end-point
https://kubernetes.default.svc
kube_ca_file
Kubernetes TLS CA file
/var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount/ca.crt
kube_ca_path
Kubernetes TLS ca path
kube_token_file
Kubernetes authorization token file.
/var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount/token
kube_token_ttl
kubernetes token ttl, until it is reread from the token file.
10m
kube_request_limit
kubernetes limit parameter for events query, no limit applied when set to 0.
0
kube_retention_time
Kubernetes retention time for events.
1h
kube_namespace
Kubernetes namespace to query events from. Gets events from all namespaces by default
tls.debug
Debug level between 0 (nothing) and 4 (every detail).
0
tls.verify
Enable or disable verification of TLS peer certificate.
On
tls.vhost
Set optional TLS virtual host.

Getting Started

Simple Configuration File

In the following configuration file, the input plugin _windows_exporter_metrics collects _metrics every 2 seconds and exposes them through our Prometheus Exporter output plugin on HTTP/TCP port 2021.
[SERVICE]
flush 1
log_level info
[INPUT]
name kubernetes_events
tag k8s_events
kube_url https://kubernetes.default.svc
[OUTPUT]
name stdout
match *