criblio_logstream

Cribl LogStream

Provided by Cribl

This InfluxDB Template can be used to see the metrics created by your Cribl LogStream deployment.

Quick Install

InfluxDB UI

In the InfluxDB UI, go to Settings -> Templates and enter this URL: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/influxdb/community-templates/master/criblio_logstream/cribl_logstream.yml

Influx CLI

If you have your InfluxDB credentials conrigured in the CLI, you can isntall this template with:

influx apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/influxdb/community-templates/master/criblio_logstream/cribl_logstream.yml

Included Resources

• 1 Dashboard: Cribl LogStream
• 1 bucket: 'criblBucket'

Setup Instructions

General instructions on using InfluxDB Templates can be found in the use a template document.

Log Into your Cribl LogStream master node and configure your InfluxDB Destination:

• Set environemnt variables on for the InfluxDB Destination:

• Write API URL - Your InfluxDB Cloud Endpoint, here's an example: https://us-west-2-1.aws.cloud2.influxdata.com/api/v2/write?org=<your_org_id>&bucket=criblLogstream&precision=ms
• Database Name - Your InfluxDB Name: criblBucket
• Extra HTTP Headers - Navigate to Advanced Settings and add the Authorization Header with your Token as the value.

Pre-Work

To start sending Cribl metrics with the template-provided configuration, you need to setup the following: Click on Sources and select the Cribl Internal Icon:

Once installed, you'll need to setup Cribl LogStream to send the internal metrics to your influx DB deployment. Check out the Cribl LogStream docs on how to send your Cribl Internal metrics to the InfluxDB destination.

Contact

• Author: Clint Sharp
• Email: [email protected]
• Github: criblio
• Influx Slack: @Clint Sharp