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Collect both logs and metrics from your Traefik
Collect only logs from your Traefik

Collect logs & metrics

Collect logs and metrics from your Traefik using Vector.

1. Expose metrics from Traefik

Add metrics entrypoint to your traefik.yaml configuration file.

Add metrics entrypoint to your traefik.yaml

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entryPoints:
  metrics:
    address: ":8082"

If your Traefik instance is running in Docker and it's version 2.10 and later, please ensure the following settings are applied in your traefik.yaml configuration file:

Add Prometheus metrics configuration

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metrics:
  prometheus:
    entryPoint: metrics

Refer to the Traefik metrics documentation for more details.

Restart Traefik

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traefik --configFile=traefik.yaml

2. Set up Vector

Select your platform:

Ubuntu • Debian

Install and configure Vector on Ubuntu or Debian:

Set up Vector

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curl -sSL https://logs.betterstack.com/setup-vector/traefik_with_metrics/$SOURCE_TOKEN \
  -o /tmp/setup-vector.sh && \
  bash /tmp/setup-vector.sh

Curious about what the script does?

Installs Vector using official package.
Configures Vector for your Better Stack source.
Enables and restarts Vector.

The script will ask for confirmation before making any changes.

Install

Install Vector on Windows using official installer:

Install Vector

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powershell Invoke-WebRequest https://packages.timber.io/vector/latest/vector-x64.msi -OutFile vector-latest-x64.msi
msiexec /i vector-latest-x64.msi

Setup

Run in Powershell as administrator to download Vector config:

Download Vector config using Powershell

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$config_yaml_path = "C:\Program Files\Vector\config\vector.yaml"
$backup_path = "C:\Program Files\Vector\config\vector-backup.yaml"
Move-Item -Path "$config_yaml_path" -Destination "$backup_path"
Invoke-RestMethod -Uri https://logs.betterstack.com/vector-yaml/traefik_with_metrics/$SOURCE_TOKEN |
  Add-Content $config_yaml_path

Run Vector

Run Vector with new configuration:

Start Vector

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& "C:\Program Files\Vector\bin\vector" --config "C:\Program Files\Vector\config\vector.yaml"

Install

Install Vector using official installer:

Install Vector

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curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.vector.dev | sh -s -- -y

Create a Vector service:

Create a Vector service

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mkdir -p /etc/vector
mkdir -p /var/lib/vector/
cat <<-'SERVICE' >> /etc/systemd/system/vector.service
[Unit]
Description=Vector
Documentation=https://vector.dev
After=network-online.target
Requires=network-online.target

[Service]
User=vector
Group=vector
ExecStart=/root/.vector/bin/vector
ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
Restart=no
AmbientCapabilities=CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE
EnvironmentFile=-/etc/default/vector

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
SERVICE

Setup

Download Vector configuration for your source:

Download Vector config

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CONFIG_YAML_PATH="/etc/vector/vector.yaml"
BACKUP_SUFFIX=".bak-$(date +%Y%m%d%H%M%S)"
mv "${CONFIG_YAML_PATH}" "${CONFIG_YAML_PATH}${BACKUP_SUFFIX}"
mv "${CONFIG_YAML_PATH%.yaml}.toml" "${CONFIG_YAML_PATH%.yaml}.toml${BACKUP_SUFFIX}"
curl -o "$CONFIG_YAML_PATH" \
  https://logs.betterstack.com/vector-yaml/traefik_with_metrics/$SOURCE_TOKEN

Restart Vector

Restart Vector to reload the configuration:

Restart Vector

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systemctl restart vector

You should see your logs in Better Stack → Live tail.

Collect only logs

Collect logs from your Traefik using Vector.

Select your platform:

Ubuntu • Debian

Install and configure Vector on Ubuntu or Debian:

Set up Vector

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curl -sSL https://logs.betterstack.com/setup-vector/traefik/$SOURCE_TOKEN \
  -o /tmp/setup-vector.sh && \
  bash /tmp/setup-vector.sh

Curious about what the script does?

Installs Vector using official package.
Configures Vector for your Better Stack source.
Enables and restarts Vector.

The script will ask for confirmation before making any changes.

Install

Install Vector on Windows using official installer:

Install Vector

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powershell Invoke-WebRequest https://packages.timber.io/vector/latest/vector-x64.msi -OutFile vector-latest-x64.msi
msiexec /i vector-latest-x64.msi

Setup

Run in Powershell as administrator to download Vector config:

Download Vector config using Powershell

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$config_yaml_path = "C:\Program Files\Vector\config\vector.yaml"
$backup_path = "C:\Program Files\Vector\config\vector-backup.yaml"
Move-Item -Path "$config_yaml_path" -Destination "$backup_path"
Invoke-RestMethod -Uri https://logs.betterstack.com/vector-yaml/traefik/$SOURCE_TOKEN |
  Add-Content $config_yaml_path

Run Vector

Run Vector with new configuration:

Start Vector

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& "C:\Program Files\Vector\bin\vector" --config "C:\Program Files\Vector\config\vector.yaml"

Install

Install Vector using official installer:

Install Vector

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curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.vector.dev | sh -s -- -y

Create a Vector service:

Create a Vector service

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mkdir -p /etc/vector
mkdir -p /var/lib/vector/
cat <<-'SERVICE' >> /etc/systemd/system/vector.service
[Unit]
Description=Vector
Documentation=https://vector.dev
After=network-online.target
Requires=network-online.target

[Service]
User=vector
Group=vector
ExecStart=/root/.vector/bin/vector
ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
Restart=no
AmbientCapabilities=CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE
EnvironmentFile=-/etc/default/vector

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
SERVICE

Setup

Download Vector configuration for your source:

Download Vector config

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CONFIG_YAML_PATH="/etc/vector/vector.yaml"
BACKUP_SUFFIX=".bak-$(date +%Y%m%d%H%M%S)"
mv "${CONFIG_YAML_PATH}" "${CONFIG_YAML_PATH}${BACKUP_SUFFIX}"
mv "${CONFIG_YAML_PATH%.yaml}.toml" "${CONFIG_YAML_PATH%.yaml}.toml${BACKUP_SUFFIX}"
curl -o "$CONFIG_YAML_PATH" \
  https://logs.betterstack.com/vector-yaml/traefik/$SOURCE_TOKEN

Restart Vector

Restart Vector to reload the configuration:

Restart Vector

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systemctl restart vector

You should see your logs in Better Stack → Live tail.

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Collect logs & metrics

1. Expose metrics from Traefik

2. Set up Vector

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Setup

Run Vector

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Restart Vector

Collect only logs

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Setup

Run Vector

Install

Setup

Restart Vector

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