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Not able to send logs from Docker container to Splunk using log4j2 and logback (any)

kumavine
New Member

I am trying to push Springboot application (running in docker container) logs to Splunk using log4j2 and logback. For this setup, I am using SplunkHttp appender of log4j2 and HttpEventCollectorLogbackAppender for logback. But not able to push logs using HTTP Event Collector.

I have done so far-

1- Having HTTP Event Collector token for authorisation.
2- I used curl command in container to verify connection and its working.
3- Having log4j2 and logback both configuration in Springboot application.
4- Injected self signed certificate in /usr/lib/jvm/java/jre/lib/security/cacerts using Dockerfile.
5- Using splunk-library-javalogging-1.7.3 artifact for supporting HTTP Event Collector. I also used artifact 1.6.0/1.6.2.

But I am not getting any success to push logs from running container to Splunk.

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rgoers
New Member

You can use Log4j's SocketAppender. In Splunk's settings create a TCP Data Input and then configure the SocketAppender to point to it.

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DavidHourani
Super Champion

Hi @kumavine, what kind of errors are you hitting exactly ? Did you successfully test your connectivity to HEC ?

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