<dependency>
<groupId>com.twimba</groupId>
<artifactId>fluentd4log4j</artifactId>
<version>1.0</version>
</dependency>
| 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 |
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
<source>
type forward
port 24224
</source>
<match ** >
type stdout
</match>
This is available in the Apache Licence 2.0 http://www.tldrlegal.com/license/apache-license-2.0-(apache-2.0)