1.- Create new Log Group in CloudWatch
2.- Download agent in EC2 instance
sudo wget http://s3.amazonaws.com/aws-cloudwatch/downloads/latest/awslogs-agent-setup.py2.- Run Agent
sudo chmod +x awslogs-agent-setup.py
sudo python ./awslogs-agent-setup.py --region=us-west-2Output from the shell:
Step 1 of 5: Installing pip ...DONE
Step 2 of 5: Downloading the latest CloudWatch Logs agent bits ... DONE
Step 3 of 5: Configuring AWS CLI ...
If the step 2 of 5 fails run the next command and excec the python installer again:
export LC_ALL=C
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Insert AWS_KEY and AWS_SECRET
AWS Access Key ID [****************ASEA]: xxxYOUR_KEYxxx AWS Secret Access Key [****************Mg6d]: xxxYOUR_SECRETxxx -
Define AWS region and output format
Default region name [us-west-2]: us-west-2 Default output format [None]: text
Output from the shell:
Step 4 of 5: Configuring the CloudWatch Logs Agent ...
- Define log file path and CloudWatch group
Path of log file to upload [/var/log/syslog]: /my/path/msg.log Destination Log Group name [/home/ubuntu/awslogs/foreman.log]: my-cloudwatch-group
3.- Define log-stream name
Choose Log Stream name:
1. Use EC2 instance id.
2. Use hostname.
3. Custom.
Enter choice [1]: 1
4.- Define timestamp format
Choose Log Event timestamp format:
1. %b %d %H:%M:%S (Dec 31 23:59:59)
2. %d/%b/%Y:%H:%M:%S (10/Oct/2000:13:55:36)
3. %Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S (2008-09-08 11:52:54)
4. Custom
Enter choice [1]: 3
5.- Define initial position
Choose initial position of upload:
1. From start of file.
2. From end of file.
Enter choice [1]: 2
More log files to configure? [Y]: n
6.- Verify AWSlogs status
sudo service awslogs status
Modify Config file as a root:
sudo nano /var/awslogs/etc/awslogs.confModify this lines at the end:
[/my/path/msg.log]
datetime_format = %Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S
file = /my/path/msg.log
buffer_duration = 5000
log_stream_name = {instance_id}
initial_position = end_of_file
log_group_name = my-cloudwatch-group