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# Add on: fluentd

Homepage: **<https://www.fluentd.org/>**
Supported arch: **amd64**

Enabling this addon will add Elasticsearch, Fluentd and Kibana (the EFK stack) to MicroK8s. The components will be installed and connected together.

To enable the addon:

```
microk8s enable fluentd
```

To access the Kibana dashboard on a `v1.21` or newer cluster, point your browser at <http://127.0.0.1:8181> after forwarding the kibana-logging port:

```
microk8s.kubectl port-forward -n kube-system service/kibana-logging 8181:5601
```

On a cluster prior to `v1.21` you should first start the kube proxy service:

```
microk8s kubectl proxy
```

The dashboard should be available at:
<http://127.0.0.1:8001/api/v1/namespaces/kube-system/services/kibana-logging/proxy/app/kibana>

Note that you will still need to set up Kibana to track whatever you are
interested in. For more details see the [official Kibana documentation](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/discover.html).

The addon can be disabled at any time with the command:

```
microk8s disable fluentd
```

Last updated 3 years ago. [Help improve this document in the forum](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/add-on-fluentd/11262).