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Cribl Leader Logs to Splunk

  • Mar 11, 2025 3:23 AM UTC
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Hello everyone,

is there a “best practise” way to collect internal and metrics logs from the cribl leader?
For worker is an existing Source called “Cribl Internal”.
Thank you

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Jon Rust
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  • Mar 11, 2025 3:45 AM UTC

Best rec right now is to install Edge on the Leader host and collect the logs using that. You can also opt for any of the other agents.


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  • Mar 11, 2025 3:45 AM UTC

How to collect them? I cant put the Leader in a fleet to soak up the data.


Jon Rust
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  • Mar 11, 2025 3:45 AM UTC

I believe you could join the Leader as a managed node. You could also install Edge and run it as a singleton. Access it on port 9420 and configure a file monitor on /opt/cribl/log.


Another option is to use the agent you are familiar with like the Splunk UF or a FileBeat. Logs then get forwarded to your worker group.

Another way would be be to collect them using the REST API. A thread on Community Slack: Slack


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Thank you guys, will try that.