Installing Logagent on Mac
Install Node.js¶
Here are the official Node.js downloads and instructions.
Install the Logagent npm package¶
sudo npm i -g @sematext/logagent
Run Logagent and ship logs¶
1. Register for a free account at Sematext.com¶
2. Create a Logs App to get a Logs Token for Sematext Logs¶
3. Run Logagent as System Service¶
Logagent detects the init system and installs Launchd service scripts.
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Ship logs to default US region
sudo logagent-setup -i LOGS_TOKEN
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Ship logs to EU region
sudo logagent-setup -i LOGS_TOKEN -u logsene-receiver.eu.sematext.com
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Ship logs to local Elasticsearch
sudo logagent-setup -i index -u http://localhost:9200
Changing the Elasticsearch index and endpoint lets you ship logs to any Elasticsearch cluster. After running logagent-setup the agent will start shipping logs immediately.
Location of service scripts¶
- Launchd:
launchctl start/stop com.sematext.logagent
Check service status¶
- Launchd:
launchctl start/stop com.sematext.logagent
Start/stop service¶
- Launchd:
launchctl start/stop com.sematext.logagent
4. Configure Logagent settings¶
The setup script generates the configuration file in /etc/sematext/logagent.conf. The default settings will ship all log files from the /var/log directory to Sematext Cloud. Here's the configuration guide.