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title: Fluentbit setup
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# Fluentbit setup
Specify [http output](https://docs.fluentbit.io/manual/pipeline/outputs/http) section in the `fluentbit.conf`
for sending the collected logs to [VictoriaLogs](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/VictoriaLogs/):
```conf
[Output]
Name http
Match *
host localhost
port 9428
uri /insert/jsonline?_stream_fields=stream&_msg_field=log&_time_field=date
format json_lines
json_date_format iso8601
```
Substitute the host (`localhost`) and port (`9428`) with the real TCP address of VictoriaLogs.
See [these docs](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/VictoriaLogs/data-ingestion/#http-parameters) for details on the query args specified in the `uri`.
It is recommended verifying whether the initial setup generates the needed [log fields](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/VictoriaLogs/keyConcepts.html#data-model)
and uses the correct [stream fields](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/VictoriaLogs/keyConcepts.html#stream-fields).
This can be done by specifying `debug` [parameter](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/VictoriaLogs/data-ingestion/#http-parameters) in the `uri`
and inspecting VictoriaLogs logs then:
```conf
[Output]
Name http
Match *
host localhost
port 9428
uri /insert/jsonline?_stream_fields=stream&_msg_field=log&_time_field=date&debug=1
format json_lines
json_date_format iso8601
```
If some [log fields](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/VictoriaLogs/keyConcepts.html#data-model) must be skipped
during data ingestion, then they can be put into `ignore_fields` [parameter](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/VictoriaLogs/data-ingestion/#http-parameters).
For example, the following config instructs VictoriaLogs to ignore `log.offset` and `event.original` fields in the ingested logs:
```conf
[Output]
Name http
Match *
host localhost
port 9428
uri /insert/jsonline?_stream_fields=stream&_msg_field=log&_time_field=date&ignore_fields=log.offset,event.original
format json_lines
json_date_format iso8601
```
If the Fluentbit sends logs to VictoriaLogs in another datacenter, then it may be useful enabling data compression via `compress gzip` option.
This usually allows saving network bandwidth and costs by up to 5 times:
```conf
[Output]
Name http
Match *
host localhost
port 9428
uri /insert/jsonline?_stream_fields=stream&_msg_field=log&_time_field=date
format json_lines
json_date_format iso8601
compress gzip
```
By default, the ingested logs are stored in the `(AccountID=0, ProjectID=0)` [tenant](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/VictoriaLogs/keyConcepts.html#multitenancy).
If you need storing logs in other tenant, then specify the needed tenant via `header` options.
For example, the following `fluentbit.conf` config instructs Fluentbit to store the data to `(AccountID=12, ProjectID=34)` tenant:
```conf
[Output]
Name http
Match *
host localhost
port 9428
uri /insert/jsonline?_stream_fields=stream&_msg_field=log&_time_field=date
format json_lines
json_date_format iso8601
header AccountID 12
header ProjectID 23
```
See also:
- [Data ingestion troubleshooting](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/VictoriaLogs/data-ingestion/#troubleshooting).
- [How to query VictoriaLogs](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/VictoriaLogs/querying/).
- [Fluentbit HTTP output config docs](https://docs.fluentbit.io/manual/pipeline/outputs/http).
- [Docker-compose demo for Fluentbit integration with VictoriaLogs](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/tree/master/deployment/docker/victorialogs/fluentbit-docker).