Vector guides

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

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1. Transforming
Use Vector to parse, structure, shape, and transform observability data
type: guide domain: processing
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2. Schemas
Learn how to manage log schemas with Vector.
type: guide domain: schemas
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3. Building and Managing Complex Configs
Strategies for building and managing complex Vector configs
type: guide domain: config
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4. Troubleshooting
A guide to debugging and troubleshooting Vector
type: guide domain: operations
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5. Enrichment
Learn how to use CSV enrichment to provide more context to your data
type: guide domain: enriching
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6. Vector tap
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
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1. Custom Aggregations with Lua
Write a custom transform for aggregating log events into metrics using Lua scripting
type: guide domain: transforms transform: lua
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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
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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
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4. Parsing CSV logs with Lua
Parse structured application logs in CSV format using Lua transform
type: guide domain: transforms transform: lua