https://github.com/eveld/fluentd-log4j

https://github.com/eveld/fluentd-log4j

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• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/eveld/fluentd-log4j
• Owner: eveld
• Created: 2016-01-11T14:41:30.000Z (almost 9 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2016-01-11T14:42:27.000Z (almost 9 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2023-03-13T10:55:30.348Z (over 1 year ago)
• Language: Java
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• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 1
• Open Issues: 0
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# fluentd4log4j

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_A Log4J appender to push log events to a fluentd server._

## How to Use

### Maven dependency

```

    com.twimba

    fluentd4log4j

	1.0

```

### Configuration

| property      | default value    | Description  |

| ------------- |------------------| -------------|

| mdcKeys | "" | The MDC keys (comma separated) that should be added to the log structure. |

| tagPrefix | ""| The fluentd tag prefix to be used |

| tag | "log" | The fluentd tag to be used in all the log messages sent there |

| host | "localhost" | The fluentd server host to where to send the log messages. |

| port | 24224 | The fluentd server port to where to send the log messages. |

| timeout | 15000 (15s) | The timeout (in milliseconds) to connect to the fluentd server|

| bufferCapacity | 1048576 (1Mb) | The socket buffer capacity to connect to the fluentd server |

| useConstantDelayReconnector| false | Switch from the default Exponential Delay reconnector to a constant delay reconnector |

### Example

**log4j.properties**

```

log4j.rootLogger=info, fluentd

log4j.appender.fluentd=com.twimba.fluentd4log4j.FluentdAppender.java

log4j.appender.fluentd.mdcKeys=user,host,whatever

log4j.appender.fluentd.host=fluentdhost

```

**fluentd configuration**

```

  type forward

  port 24224

	type stdout

```

## License

This is available in the Apache Licence 2.0

http://www.tldrlegal.com/license/apache-license-2.0-(apache-2.0)