Forwards logs from Amazon CloudWatch to New Relic via Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose.
- Collects logs from CloudWatch.
- Forwards logs to New Relic using Amazon Kinesis Data Firehose.
- Enables users to attach custom attributes to logs. This will allows users to easily search, filter, analyze, and parse the logs.
- Offers scalable and reliable log forwarding.
- Stores the license key in Secrets Manager by default.
- Install the AWS SAM CLI. Refer SAM CLI Documentation
To try-out this integration, deploy the CloudFormation template (firehose-template.yml) using the sam CLI. Ensure that the AWS is authenticated with the desired account.
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
NewRelicRegion |
The New Relic region (US or EU) for log forwarding. The default value is US. |
LicenseKey |
Your New Relic license key for log forwarding. |
LogGroupConfig |
A JSON array defining CloudWatch LogGroups and filters to set triggers for the Lambda function. For example: [{"LogGroupName":"group1"}, {"LogGroupName":"group2", "FilterPattern":"ERROR"}, {"LogGroupName":"group3", "FilterPattern":"INFO"}] |
LoggingFirehoseStreamName |
Unique name for the Data Firehose Delivery Stream. The default value is NewRelic-Logging-Delivery-Stream |
LoggingS3BackupBucketName |
Unique name for S3 bucket for backup of failed events. This name must be globally unique. The default value is firehose-logging-backup |
EnableCloudWatchLoggingForFirehose |
CloudWatch logging for the Amazon Data Firehose stream. Enabling this can help you to troubleshoot issues in firehose stream. .The default value is false |
NewRelicAccountId |
The New Relic account ID to push the log. |
CommonAttributes |
JSON object of common attributes to add to all logs. For example: [{"AttributeName": "name1", "AttributeValue": "value1"}, {"AttributeName": "name2", "AttributeValue": "value2"}] |
StoreNRLicenseKeyInSecretManager |
Determines if the license key is stored in AWS Secrets Manager (true) or environment variables (false). The default value is true. |