Fluent-bit Collectd Plugin

How to Integrate Fluent-bit Collectd Plugin with Apica Ascent

1. Introduction

This guide explains how to send collectd metrics to Apica Ascent with Fluent-bit, and how to view them.

2. Configure the Collectd Plugin in Fluent-bit

Update your Fluent-bit.conf with an input and filter for the Collectd Plugin:

[INPUT]
    Name    collectd
    Listen  0.0.0.0
    Port    25826
    Tag     collectd
    TypesDB /usr/share/collectd/types.db

 [FILTER]
    Name   modify
    Match  collectd
    Add    namespace Fluent-bit
    Add    app_name Collectd

Restart Fluent-bit with systemctl restart fluent-bit and check the status with systemctl status fluent-bit to verify that it’s running correctly.

Helpful links:

• Official Plugin documentation.

• Set up Fluent-bit for Apica Ascent.

3. Verify Logs in Apica Ascent

1. Log in to Apica Ascent

2. Navigate to Explore → Logs & Insights

3. Look for the namespace and application name specified in the config file Example:

4. Example logs

message :

{"app_name":"Collectd","date":1765310916.194747,"host":"integration","interval":10,"namespace":"Fluent-bit","plugin":"irq","plugin_instance":"","time":1765310914.815458,"type":"irq","type_instance":"HYP","value":4}

StructuredData :

_size: 228 
date: 1765311555.253928
interval: 10
plugin: processes
type: ps_state
type_instance: 
running value: 0

5. Troubleshooting

Fluent-bit Troubleshooting

Make sure the TypesDB file path is set correctly, wrong path can cause initialization error in fluent-bit.