Datadog Logs

Datadog Logs Destination Plugin

Datadog Logs is a cloud-based logging platform that provides real-time log analytics and monitoring capabilities for your applications and infrastructure. The Datadog Logs Destination Plugin in Calyptia Core allows you to seamlessly integrate your telemetry data with Datadog Logs, enabling you to store, analyze, and visualize your log data using Datadog's powerful logging tools. With the Datadog Logs Destination Plugin, you can easily configure your Calyptia Core pipeline to send your log data to Datadog Logs.

Whether you're working with application logs, system logs, or other types of log data, the Datadog Logs Destination Plugin in Calyptia Core provides a reliable and efficient way to integrate your log data with Datadog Logs for further analysis and visualization.

Configuration Parameters

The following are configuration Parameters for Datadog Logs Destination Plugin.

KeyDescription

Datadog API Key

Datadog API Key found within account settings

The following are Advanced configuration Parameters for Datadog Logs Destination Plugin.

KeyDescription

Datadog Server

The Datadog server where you are sending your logs

Datadog Service Name

The human readable name for your service generating the logs - the name of your application or database.

Datadog Source Name

A human readable name for the underlying technology of your service. For example, 'postgres' or 'nginx'.

Datadog Tags

The tags you want to assign to your logs in Datadog

Datadog Message Key

By default, the plugin searches for the key 'log' and remap the value to the key 'message'. If the property is set, the plugin will search the property name key.

Include Tag Key

If enabled, tag is appended to output. The key name is used 'tag_key' property.

Tag Key

The key name of tag. If 'include_tag_key' is false, This property is ignored

JSON Date Key

Date Key Name for output in log

Compression

compresses the payload in GZIP format, Datadog supports and recommends setting this to 'gzip'.

Proxy

Specify an HTTP Proxy. The expected format of this value is http://host:port. Note that https is not supported yet.

The following are Security and TLS configuration Parameters for Datadog Logs Destination Plugin.

KeyDescription

TLS

Enable or Disable TLS/SSL support

TLS Certificate Validation

Turn TLS/SSL certificate validation on / off, TLS must be on for this setting to be enabled.

TLS Debug Level

Set TLS debug verbosity level. It accepts the following values: 0 (No debug), 1 (Error), 2 (State change), 3 (Informational), and 4 Verbose

CA Certificate File Path

Absolute path to CA certificate file

Certificate File Path

Absolute path to Certificate file

Private key File Path

Absolute path to private Key file

Private Key Path Password

Optional password for tls.key_file file

TLS SNI Hostname Extension

Hostname to be used for TLS SNI Extension

The following are Advanced Networking configuration Parameters for Datadog Logs Destination Plugin.

KeyDescription

DNS Mode

Select the primary DNS connection type (TCP or UDP)

DNS Resolver

Select the primary DNS connection type (TCP or UDP)

Prefer IPv4

Prioritize IPv4 DNS results when trying to establish a connection

Keepalive

Enable or disable Keepalive support

Keepalive Idle Timeout

Set maximum time allowed for an idle Keepalive connection

Max Connect Timeout

Set maximum time allowed to establish a connection, this time includes the TLS handshake

Max Connect Timeout Log Error

On connection timeout, specify if it should log an error. When disabled, the timeout is logged as a debug message

Max Keepalive Recycle

Set maximum number of times a keepalive connection can be used before it is retired.

Source Address

Specify network address to bind for data traffic

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