[Fargate] [request]: support additional log drivers
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**Tell us about your request**
I am using Fargate and I want to log to our ELK cluster.
**Which service(s) is this request for?**
Fargate.
**Tell us about the problem you're trying to solve. What are you trying to do, and why is it hard?**
With Fargate I got 3 options:
- fluent-bit
- awslogs
- splunk
While fluent-bit in theory can satisfy my requests, I can't handle load well enough (see https://github.com/fluent/fluent-bit/issues/3014).
I would be great to offer alternative log drivers which are less tied into a product. While for example the syslog protocol is not the latest and greatest in logging, at least I can pick between different vendors.
Or don't tie the fluent protocol to fluent-bit, so one could use alternative implementations like https://vector.dev
**Are you currently working around this issue?**
I run fluent-bit to capture stdout/stderr, but I got another side-car to actually handle my logs.
**Additional context**
Someone else also ask for GELF: https://github.com/aws/containers-roadmap/issues/669
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Research direction
No repository files, tests, or entry points are mentioned. Start by reviewing the Fargate logging requirements in the issue and the linked GELF request (#669), then determine which additional drivers and implementation scope maintainers would accept; done requires an agreed supported-driver design and corresponding roadmap or implementation work.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- aws
- Domain
- cloud, observability-sre
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100