Install Vector via DPKG

Vector can be installed through the DPKG package manager which is generally used on Debian and Ubuntu systems.

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.

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• x86_64
• ARM64
• ARMv7

1. Download the Vector .deb package

   curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -O https://packages.timber.io/vector/0.10.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]
     # Encoding
     encoding.codec = "json" # required
   
     # General
     inputs = ["in"] # required
     type = "console" # required
   VECTORCFG

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4. Start Vector

   sudo systemctl start vector

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Configuring

The Vector configuration file is located at:

etc/vector/vector.toml

A full spec is located at /etc/vector/vector.spec.toml and examples are located in /etc/vector/examples/*. You can learn more about configuring Vector in the Configuration section.

Deploying

How you deploy Vector is largely dependent on your use case and environment. Please see the deployment section for more info on how to deploy Vector.

Administering

Vector can be managed through the Systemd service manager:

Administration

Uninstalling

sudo dpkg -r vector

Updating

Follow the install steps again, downloading the latest version of Vector.

Package

Architectures

Vector's DPKG packages are multi-arch and support the x86_64, ARM64, and ARMv7 architectures. The architecture name is prepended to the artifact file name.

Versions

Vector's DPKG packages can be downloaded with the following URLs:

• x86_64
• ARM64
• ARMv7

Version	URL
Latest major	https://packages.timber.io/vector/latest/vector-amd64.deb
Latest minor	https://packages.timber.io/vector/<MAJOR>.X/vector-amd64.deb
Latest patch	https://packages.timber.io/vector/<MAJOR.MINOR>.X/vector-amd64.deb
Specific version	https://packages.timber.io/vector/<MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH>/vector-amd64.deb
Latest nightly	https://packages.timber.io/vector/nightly/latest/vector-amd64.deb
Specific nightly	https://packages.timber.io/vector/nightly/<YYYY-MM-DD>/vector-amd64.deb

These URLs are automatically updated whenever Vector is released.

Source Files

Vector's DPKG source files are located in Vector's repo.