Bridges ActiveMQ->Graylog
Provides an input for Graylog using the ActiveMQ client library. Openwire is the native protocol for ActiveMQ, but all valid client ActiveMQ URLs can be used.
If you use Logback inside your Java [possibly EE] applications, I have two logback appenders you can use:
- https://github.com/exabrial/logback-jms-appender (Best for Java EE apps with a managed JMS Configuration)
- https://github.com/exabrial/logback-openwire-appender (Best for Spring Boot or non EE standalone apps)
The Graylog MQTT plugin lays the groundwork on how to accomplish writing your own inputs for Graylog. The code is well organized and very readable. https://github.com/graylog-labs/graylog-plugin-mqtt
Since Upsteam Graylog and the MQTT plugin are GPL, this project is GPL to conform with the terms of the license.
Download the plugin and place the .jar file in your Graylog plugin directory, which is usually called plugins.
cd ~
gpg --recv-keys 871638A21A7F2C38066471420306A354336B4F0D
wget https://github.com/exabrial/graylog-plugin-openwire/releases/download/graylog-plugin-openwire-2.0.1/graylog-plugin-openwire-2.0.1.jar.asc
wget https://github.com/exabrial/graylog-plugin-openwire/releases/download/graylog-plugin-openwire-2.0.1/graylog-plugin-openwire-2.0.1.jar
gpg --verify graylog-plugin-openwire-2.0.1.jar.asc graylog-plugin-openwire-2.0.1.jar
rm graylog-plugin-openwire-2.0.1.jar.asc
sudo mv graylog-plugin-openwire-2.0.1.jar /usr/share/graylog-server/plugin/
sudo chown root:root /usr/share/graylog-server/plugin/graylog-plugin-openwire-2.0.1.jar
sudo systemctl restart graylog-server
After that step is completed, restart your server and you should have the new input options available.
| Property Name | Example | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| brokerUrl | failover:(ssl://activemq-1.example.com:61616,ssl://activemq-2.example.com:61616)?randomize=false&backup=true | The ActiveMQ client URL. Any valid ActiveMQ client URL can be used. |
| queueName | ch.qos.logback | The Queue name to read logs off of. |
| username | loguser | The username to use to establish the connection to ActiveMQ. |
| password | myPassw0rd | The password to use to establish the connection to ActiveMQ. |
| throttling_allowed | true | If the graylog server gets busy, slow down this input. Recommend checking this box. |