Log Drains

Log Drains let you route Logs to logging destinations for reviewing, searching, and alerting. Log Drains support capturing logs for Apps, Databases, SSH sessions, and Endpoints.

Types of Log Drains

• Self-Hosted Elasticsearch Log Drains
• HTTPS Log Drains
• Syslog Log Drains

Creating Log Drains

A Log Drain can be created in three ways on Aptible:

• Within the Aptible Dashboard by navigating to an Environment > selecting the "Log Drains" tab > selecting "Create Log Drain"

• Using the respective aptible:log_drain:create command, such as:
  • aptible log_drain:create:datadog
  • aptible log_drain:create:elasticsearch
  • aptible log_drain:create:https
  • aptible log_drain:create:logdna
  • aptible log_drain:create:papertrail
  • aptible log_drain:create:sumlogic
  • aptible log_drain:create:syslog
• Using the Aptible Terraform Provider

Guides & Examples:

• How to set up a Papertrail Log Drain
• How to set up a self-hosted HTTPS Log Drain
• How to set up a self-hosted Elasticsearch Log Drain with Logstash and Kibana
• How to set up Kibana on Aptible

Next Steps

• Follow a Log Drain setup guide
• Read more about the different Log Drain types: Self-Hosted Elasticsearch Log Drains, HTTPS Log Drains, or Syslog Log Drains
• Once you have configured Log Drains for your Environments, it is recommended to also configure Log Archiving to S3 as a secondary method for retaining logs.