Install Vector On Ubuntu

This document will cover installing Vector on Ubuntu.

Install

The daemon deployment strategy is designed for data collection on a single host. Vector runs in the background, in its own process, collecting all data for that host. Typically data is collected from a process manager, such as Journald via Vector's journald source, but can be collected through any of Vector's sources. The following diagram demonstrates how it works.

Vector daemon deployment strategyVector daemon deployment strategy
1. Your service logs to STDOUT
STDOUT follows the 12 factor principles.
2. STDOUT is captured
STDOUT is captured by your platform.
3. Vector collects & fans-out data
Vector collects data from your platform.

  1. Download the Vector .deb package

    curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -O https://packages.timber.io/vector/0.8.X/vector-amd64.deb

    Looking for a different version?

  2. Install the downloaded package

    sudo dpkg -i vector-amd64.deb

  3. Configure Vector

    Where do you want to send your data?
    Console
    cat <<-VECTORCFG > /etc/vector/vector.toml
    [sources.in]
      type = "journald" # required
    

    [sinks.out]
      # General
      type = "console" # required
      inputs = ["in"] # required
    

      # Encoding
      encoding.codec = "json" # required
    VECTORCFG'
    explain this command

  4. Start Vector

    sudo systemctl start vector
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