Connect Vector to Bronto

Vector forwards logs to Bronto using its built-in HTTP sink. This page covers Vector configuration only. For installation instructions, see the Vector installation guide.

Endpoint and authentication

Use the ingestion endpoint for your Bronto region:

Region	Host
EU	`https://ingestion.eu.bronto.io:443`
US	`https://ingestion.us.bronto.io:443`

Every request requires these headers:

Header	Required	Description
`x-bronto-api-key`	Required	Your Bronto API key.
`x-bronto-dataset`	Required	The dataset to route logs to.
`x-bronto-collection`	Required	The collection to group datasets under.
`x-bronto-tags`	Optional	Key-value tag pairs (e.g. `env=prod,team=platform`). See Partitions.

Minimal configuration

Tail a log file and forward to Bronto.

/etc/vector/vector.yaml

sources:
  app_logs:
    type: file
    include:
      - /path/to/your/logs
sinks:
  bronto:
    type: "http"
    inputs: ["app_logs"]
    uri: "https://ingestion.<REGION>.bronto.io:443/"
    compression: "gzip"
    encoding:
      codec: "json"
    framing:
      method: "newline_delimited"
    method: "post"
    request:
      headers:
        x-bronto-api-key: <YOUR_API_KEY>
        x-bronto-dataset: <YOUR_DATASET_NAME>
        x-bronto-collection: <YOUR_COLLECTION_NAME>

For the full HTTP sink configuration reference, see the Vector HTTP sink documentation.

Verify Log Collection

Once you have applied your configuration and restarted Vector, you can expect to see your log data being ingested to Bronto and accessible via the Search page.

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Connect Vector to Bronto

Endpoint and authentication

Minimal configuration

Verify Log Collection

​Endpoint and authentication

​Minimal configuration

​Verify Log Collection

Endpoint and authentication

Minimal configuration

Verify Log Collection