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BindPlane OP

Description

Monitor the logs of a BindPlane OP server. Requires a BindPlane Agent be installed on the same system as the server.

Supported Platforms

Bindplane Agent: v1.40.0+

PlatformMetricsLogsTraces
Linux
macOS
Windows

Configuration

FieldDescription
BindPlane OP Log PathThe absolute path to the BindPlane log. Default is /var/log/bindplane/bindplane.log.
Enable File Offset StorageWhen enabled, the current position into a file will be saved to disk, and reading will resume from where it left off after a collector restart.
Offset Storage DirectoryThe directory that the offset storage file will be created. Default is $OIQ_OTEL_COLLECTOR_HOME/storage.
Start AtWhere in the log file to begin reading logs from. Can be beginning or end.

Example Configuration

Basic Configuration

For basic configuration, the defaults are used.

Web Interface

observIQ docs - BindPlane Agent Source - image 1

Standalone Source

yaml
1apiVersion: bindplane.observiq.com/v1
2kind: Source
3metadata:
4  id: bindplane-agent
5  name: bindplane-agent
6spec:
7  type: bindplane-agent
8  parameters:
9    - name: log_path
10      value: '/var/log/bindplane/bindplane.log'
11    - name: enable_offset_storage
12      value: true
13    - name: offset_storage_dir
14      value: '$OIQ_OTEL_COLLECTOR_HOME/storage'
15    - name: start_at
16      value: 'end'