Forward input plugin
A forward input plugin is a Fluent Bit input component that receives events or log records encoded with the Fluentd Forward protocol.
Logs and Telemetry
A forward input plugin is a Fluent Bit input extension that receives events encoded with the forward protocol.
- How it is used
- Receives forward-protocol events to connect Fluent Bit, Fluentd, applications, and compatible products into a pipeline.
- How deep it goes
- Explains listener, buffering, tag controls, a two-process flow, and TLS options without detailing protocol internals.
- Examples
- Demonstrates two Fluent Bit configurations, a port-9980 receiver, stdout output, and Postman-triggered forwarding.
- What you can do after
- Operate/configure it as a tagged forward-protocol listener and secure Fluent-node connectivity with TLS authentication options.
Cloud Observability in Action
The Forward input plugin is a Fluent Bit input component that receives log records through the Fluentd Forward protocol.
- How it is used
- Receives container log records from Fluentd-compatible senders before Fluent Bit routes them to a logging backend.
- How deep it goes
- Defines the plugin and demonstrates its address, port, and routing configuration without descending into protocol internals.
- Examples
- Uses a ho11y container, Docker Fluentd logging driver, port 24224, and an OpenSearch output.
- What you can do after
- Operate/configure Fluent Bit to accept Forward records and route matching logs to OpenSearch.
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Related concepts
- fluentduses · Fluentd is an open-source data collector that gathers, processes, transforms, and routes logs and other machine-generated event data through pluggable integrations.
- forward protocolimplements · The forward protocol is a binary event-transfer protocol that defines a payload format for interoperable log and telemetry transmission.
- TLSuses · Transport Layer Security (TLS) is a cryptographic protocol that protects network communications through confidentiality, integrity, and authentication of communicating endpoints.
- FluentBitused by · Fluent Bit is a lightweight, open-source telemetry agent for collecting, processing, enriching, and forwarding logs and other event data.
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