VictoriaMetrics/deployment/docker/victorialogs/filebeat-syslog/README.md

# Docker compose Filebeat integration with VictoriaLogs for syslog

The folder contains the example of integration of [filebeat](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/filebeat/current/filebeat-overview.html) with Victorialogs

To spin-up environment  run the following command:
```
docker compose up -d 
```

To shut down the docker-compose environment run the following command:
```
docker compose down
docker compose rm -f
```

The docker compose file contains the following components:

* filebeat - fileabeat is configured to accept `syslog` logs in `rfc3164` format on `5140` port, you can find configuration in the `filebeat.yml`. It writes data in VictoriaLogs
* VictoriaLogs - the log database, it accepts the data from `filebeat` by elastic protocol

Querying the data

* [vmui](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victorialogs/querying/#vmui) - a web UI is accessible by `http://localhost:9428/select/vmui`
* for querying the data via command-line please check [these docs](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victorialogs/querying/#command-line)

the example of filebeat configuration(`filebeat.yml`)

```yaml
filebeat.inputs:
  - type: syslog
    format: rfc3164
    protocol.tcp:
      host: "0.0.0.0:5140"

output.elasticsearch:
  hosts: [ "http://victorialogs:9428/insert/elasticsearch/" ]
  worker: 5
  bulk_max_size: 1000
  parameters:
    _msg_field: "message"
    _time_field: "@timestamp"
    _stream_fields: "host.name,process.program,process.pid,container.name"
```

Please, note that `_stream_fields` parameter must follow recommended [best practices](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victorialogs/keyconcepts/#stream-fields) to achieve better performance.