UDP Input Plugin

The in_udp Input plugin enables Fluentd to accept UDP payload.

Example Configuration

in_udp is included in Fluentd's core. No additional installation process is required.

<source>
  type udp
  format /^(?<field1>\d+):(?<field2>\w+)$/ # required
  tag mytag # required
  port 20001 # optional. 5160 by default
  bind 0.0.0.0 # optional. 0.0.0.0 by default
  body_size_limit 1MB # optional. 4096 bytes by default
</source>

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

Parameters

type (required)

The value must be udp.

port

The port to listen to. Default Value = 5160

bind

The bind address to listen to. Default Value = 0.0.0.0

delimiter

The payload is read up to this character. By default, it is "\n".

format

The format of the UDP payload. Required.

INCLUDE: _in_parsers

source_host_key

The field name of the client's hostname. If set the value, the client's hostname will be set to its key. The default is nil (no adding hostname).

If you set following configuration:

source_host_key client_host

then the client's hostname is set to client_host field.

{
    ...
    "foo": "bar",
    "client_host": "client.hostname.org"
}

INCLUDE: _log_level_params