Logging with Fluentd

- [Instructor] Similar to monitoring, logging…and log management in IT also has a lot of vendors…and open source projects.…The growth of devops has helped system and application…logging become more visible.…This continues to be true in the cloud native space as well.…With the three big open source projects:…Graylog, Fluentd, and Beats, which is popularly known…as the ELK or Elastic Stack.…Fluentd joined the CNCF in late 2016…as a unified logging platform for cloud native applications.…

Fluentd provides the log aggregation layer…that allows you to filter, buffer, and route your logs…from various applications and platforms…to a back end of your choosing.…If your familiar with the ELK stack, you can replace…Logstash or Beats with Fluentd.…When Fluentd first joined the CNCF,…it was positioned well to ingest logs…from disparate applications, docker daemon logs,…and Kubernetes API logs which made it…a great fit for the foundation.…Fluentd is a popular solution in the cloud native space…with a strong community behind it.…