cloudwatch_logs Cookbook

Installs and configures the AWS Cloud Watch Logs Agent.

This is basically just a reworked version of the OpsWorks Quickstart that Amazon provides, which installs the agent and confugures the list of logs to send to Amazon.

http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/DeveloperGuide/QuickStartChef.html

Attributes

e.g.

cloudwatch_logs::default

Key	Type	Description
['cwlogs']['logs']	Array	List of logs

Each log block

Key	Type	Description
'name'	String	Name of the destination log group.
'file'	String	Path of log file for the agent to monitor and upload.
'date_format'	String	Format specifier for timestamp parsing (http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/DeveloperGuide/AgentReference.html)

Usage

cloudwatch_logs::default

Just include cloudwatch_logs in your node's run_list and configure the list of logs:

{
  "name":"my_node",
  "run_list": [
    "recipe[cloudwatch_logs]"
  ]
}

Contributing

TODO: (optional) If this is a public cookbook, detail the process for contributing. If this is a private cookbook, remove this section.

e.g.

1. Fork the repository on Github
2. Create a named feature branch (like add_component_x)
3. Write your change
4. Write tests for your change (if applicable)
5. Run the tests, ensuring they all pass
6. Submit a Pull Request using Github

License and Authors

Authors: Joshua Halickman