Fluentd

stdout

The stdout output plugin prints events to the standard output (or logs if launched as a daemon). This output plugin is useful for debugging purposes.

It is included in Fluentd's core.

Example Configuration

<match pattern>
  @type stdout
</match>

Please see the Config File article for the basic structure and syntax of the configuration file.

Sample output:

2017-11-28 11:43:13.814351757 +0900 tag: {"field1":"value1","field2":"value2"}

where the first part shows the output time, the second part shows the tag, and the third part shows the record.

Supported Modes

• Non-Buffered
• Synchronous

Plugin Helpers

• inject
• formatter
• compat_parameters

Parameters

Common Parameters

@type

The value must be stdout.

use_logger

If Fluentd logger outputs logs to a file, this plugin outputs events to the file as well.

If setting false, this plugin outputs events to STDOUT independently of Fluentd logger.

<buffer> Section

See Buffer Section Configurations for more details.

chunk_keys

Overwrites the default value in this plugin.

flush_at_shutdown

Overwrites the default value in this plugin.

chunk_limit_size

Overwrites the default value in this plugin.

<format> Section

See Format Section Configurations for more details.

@type

The format of the output.

output_type

This is the option for the stdout format. Configure the format of the record (third part). Any formatter plugins can be specified.

<inject> Section

See Inject Section Configurations for more details.