/ansible-role-aws-cloudwatch-logs-agent

Ansible role that installs the AWS CloudWatch Log Agent

Role Name

Installs AWS CloudWatch Log Agent

Requirements

Requires ec2_facts.

Role Variables

List of logs with the following keys

Name Description Required Default
file Full path to log file Yes
format Datetime format No None
group_name CloudWatch Log Group Yes
stream_name CloudWatch Log Stream Name No The instance id

Dependencies

This role has no dependencies.

Example Playbook

- hosts: servers
  vars:
    logs:
      - file: /var/log/auth.log
        format: "%b %d %H:%M:%S"
        group_name: "auth"
        stream_name: "auth-stream"
      - file: /home/ubuntu/.bash_history
        group_name: "bash_history"
  roles:
     - { role: dharrisio.aws-cloudwatch-logs }

License

GPLv3

Author Information

Created by David Harris