README.md

fluent-plugin-splunkhec, a plugin for Fluentd

Overview

Splunk HTTP Event Collector output plugin.

Output data from any Fluent input plugin to the Splunk HTTP Event Collector (Splunk HEC).

The Splunk HEC is running on a Heavy Forwarder or single instance. More info about the Splunk HEC architecture in a distributed environment can be found in the Splunk Docs

Configuration

<match splunkhec>
    @type splunkhec
    host splunk.bluefactory.nl
    protocol https
    port 8080
    token BAB747F3-744E-41BA
</source>

config: host

The host where the Splunk HEC is listening (Heavy Forwarder or Single Instance).

config: protocol

The protocol on which the Splunk HEC is listening. If you are going to use HTTPS make sure you use a signed certificate. Weak certificates are a work in progress.

config: port

The port on which the Splunk HEC is listening.

config: token

Every Splunk HEC requires a token to recieve data. You must configure this insite Splunk Splunk HEC docs. Put the token here.

Contributing

1. Fork it
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b my-new-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -am 'Added some feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin my-new-feature)
5. Create new Pull Request

TODO

• Add support for weak certificates
• Add support for custom index, source and sourcetype fields

Copyright

Copyright (c) 2016 Coen Meerbeek. See LICENSE for details.