Vector guides

Thoughtful guides to help you get the most out of Vector. Created and curated by the Vector team.

Getting Started Guides

Getting Started

Getting Started Guides

Getting Started with Vector

Getting Started with Vector, the “Hello World” of Vector tutorials.

Level up

Go from Vector beginner to pro! Everything you need to use Vector confidently.

1. Transforming

Use Vector to parse, structure, shape, and transform observability data

type: guide domain: processing

Learn how to manage log schemas with Vector.

type: guide domain: schemas

3. Building and Managing Complex Configs

Strategies for building and managing complex Vector configs

type: guide domain: config

4. Troubleshooting

A guide to debugging and troubleshooting Vector

type: guide domain: operations

Learn how to use CSV enrichment to provide more context to your data

type: guide domain: enriching

Learn how to use the Vector tap CLI command to examine events as they flow through your pipeline and troubleshoot issues.

type: guide domain: operations

Advanced

Advanced guides that go deep on specific features and niches

1. Custom Aggregations with Lua

Write a custom transform for aggregating log events into metrics using Lua scripting

type: guide domain: transforms transform: lua

2. Ingesting AWS CloudWatch Logs via AWS Kinesis Firehose

Use CloudWatch Log subscriptions and Kinesis Firehose to robustly collect and route your CloudWatch logs.

type: guide transform: remap

3. Merge multi-line logs with Lua

Combine multi-line CSV rows into single events using the Lua transform

type: guide domain: transforms transform: lua

4. Parsing CSV logs with Lua

Parse structured application logs in CSV format using Lua transform

type: guide domain: transforms transform: lua

Development

Guides for writing Vector configurations, development, and debugging.

1. Config Autocompletion

Learn how to generate the Vector schema and use it for IDE autocompletion.

type: guide domain: dev