Stream logs to Dynatrace with Logstash (Logs Classic)

Log Monitoring Classic

For the newest Dynatrace version, see Stream logs to Dynatrace with Logstash.

Dynatrace Log Monitoring uses OneAgent DaemonSet, which includes a log module. This is the recommended way of streaming logs from nodes and pods to Dynatrace.

Alternatively, you can use the Dynatrace Logstash output plugin, which is an open-source module, to stream logs.

Logstash pipeline to Dynatrace

Capabilities

Supports sending logs to Dynatrace log ingest API v2.

The Dynatrace Logstash output plugin also provides the following capabilities:

  • Dynatrace API authentication
  • Retry failed requests due to temporary network conditions
  • Split large payloads into smaller batches ensuring each batch respects Dynatrace API limits (plugin version 0.5.1+)
  • Optional gzip compression (plugin version 0.6.1+)
  • Optional HTTP proxy configuration (plugin version 0.5.0+)
  • Optionally disable SSL verification for use with self-signed certificates

Deploy integration

For instructions on how to deploy Logstash integration, see the documentation on GitHub

Example configuration:

output {
  dynatrace {
    id => "dynatrace_output"
    ingest_endpoint_url => "${ACTIVE_GATE_URL}/api/v2/logs/ingest"
    api_key => "${API_KEY}"
  }
}