Appendix A. Installations
A.1 Tool Installation Overview
This book uses components and tools in addition to those necessary to run Fluent Bit v2.x and later. This Appendix addresses the setup of the tools, as there is a strong focus on working with the Kubernetes ecosystem, which is dominated by Linux containers. As a result, our instructions will focus on configuring Linux and using containers. We’ll use Docker to run our containers and Docker Compose to simplify parameterizing our execution of Docker containers.
As the use of Linux dominates the Kubernetes ecosystem and containers, we’ll primarily focus on using Linux but, where practical, also give reference information for the Windows equivalent.
If you’re working with a Windows environment, then we would recommend you adopt one of the following options: