Vector

Vector with Dash0

Vector is a fast, lightweight, and flexible telemetry agent designed to handle logs and metrics efficiently. It enables the collection, processing, and forwarding of telemetry data from various sources to multiple destinations. This integration with Dash0 simplifies log collection and monitoring, making telemetry management seamless and centralized.

Use Cases

Simplify telemetry management and enhance observability with these key use cases:

• Unified Telemetry Forwarding: Simplify the process of routing logs, metrics, and traces to Dash0 dashboards for centralized observability.
• Streamlined Log Collection: Automatically ingest and structure logs for better readability and analysis in Dash0.
• Predefined Dashboards and Metrics: Leverage Dash0's pre-configured dashboards to visualize key metrics without manual setup.
• Customizable Monitoring Rules: Use Dash0's monitoring and alerting capabilities to set thresholds and receive notifications based on your telemetry data.

Overview

Vector is very flexible. This setup guide will focus on the minimum configuration for existing users. Users new to Vector may also wish to read the official Vector documentation to learn more.

Vector Configuration

Vector has an HTTP sink that you can use to transmit logs to Dash0. The following snippet shows how to configure the sink.

References

• Official Vector documentation