New Reduce transformCanonical Log Lines in VectorAnaJul 10th, 2020 / 3 weeks ago / Vector core teamtype: new featuredomain: transforms 2870
Leveraging glibc when possibleIf your Linux uses glibc, Vector will too.AnaJul 9th, 2020 / 3 weeks ago / Vector core teamtype: performancedomain: operations 2969 2518
New compression options for some sinksStuff more data down a smaller hose in less time for cheaper.AnaJul 6th, 2020 / 3 weeks ago / Vector core teamtype: new featuresink: aws_s3sink: humio_logssink: aws_kinesis_firehosesink: aws_kinesis_streams 2953 2637 2679 2682
Kafka components support SASLVector has a new way to authenticate with Kafka!AnaJun 27th, 2020 / 1 month ago / Vector core teamtype: new featuredomain: sinkssink: kafka 2897
Custom DNS resolution removalVector once again follows the guidance of the host on DNS lookups.AnaJun 18th, 2020 / 1 month ago / Vector core teamtype: breaking change 2812
Beautification of the validate commandA little polish on a useful feature.AnaJun 10th, 2020 / 1 month ago / Vector core teamtype: enhancementdomain: ux 2622
Support for loading multiple CAsComplicated PEM? No PEM-blem with Vector!AnaMay 27th, 2020 / 2 months ago / Vector core teamtype: enhancementsource: socket 2616
Now supporting the bearer auth strategyVector can now bear authentication tokens for relevant components.AnaMay 20th, 2020 / 2 months ago / Vector core teamtype: enhancementdomain: sinkssink: http 2607
RegexSet support to `regex` transformEfficiently run multiple regexes in the same transform!AnaMay 13th, 2020 / 2 months ago / Vector core teamtype: enhancementdomain: transformstransform: regex_parser 2493
Journald Unit Filtering ExclusionsThe journald source can now exclude units.AnaMay 5th, 2020 / 2 months ago / Vector core teamtype: new featuresource: journald 2540
Vector gracefully exits when specific sources finishOne step closer to Vector replacing awk and sed!AnaMay 4th, 2020 / 2 months ago / Vector core teamtype: enhancementsource: stdin 2533
Improved ShutdownA faster and more reliable shutdown processBenApr 20th, 2020 / 3 months ago / Vector core teamtype: enhancementdomain: topology 1994
4 New Sinks!Papertrail, Honeycomb, Pulsar, and DataDog LogsBenApr 17th, 2020 / 3 months ago / Vector core teamtype: new featuredomain: sinks 1835 1847 1665 1832
ACL is now optional for the Google Cloud Storage sinkACL is not always required when creating objects in GCP Cloud StorageBenApr 9th, 2020 / 3 months ago / Vector core teamtype: breaking changedomain: sinkssink: gcp_cloud_storage 2283
Set the Lua transform `search_dirs` option to Vector's config dir by defaultThis allows you to place Lua scripts in the same dir as your Vector configBenApr 9th, 2020 / 3 months ago / Vector core teamtype: breaking changedomain: transformstransform: lua 2274
The Vector Source Now Accepts MetricsIt's not possible to forward metrics between Vector instancesBenApr 7th, 2020 / 3 months ago / Vector core teamtype: new featuredomain: sourcessource: vector 2245
Use external tagging for metrics serializationWe've improved the way we serialize metrics dataBenApr 7th, 2020 / 3 months ago / Vector core teamtype: breaking change 2231
Lua Transform v2The next iteration of our Lua transform.BenApr 7th, 2020 / 3 months ago / Vector core teamtype: enhancementdomain: sourcessource: vector 2126
The `elasticsearch` sink `compression` option now defaults to `none`Compression is not supported by all Elasticsearch service providersBenApr 5th, 2020 / 3 months ago / Vector core teamtype: breaking changedomain: sinkssink: elasticsearch 2219
More Condition PredicatesMore options when filtering and routing eventsBenApr 1st, 2020 / 4 months ago / Vector core teamtype: enhancementdomain: configdomain: transformstransform: filtertransform: swimlanes 1997 2183 2198
New Filter TransformFilter and route your logs based on defined conditionsBenMar 31st, 2020 / 4 months ago / Vector core teamtype: new featuredomain: transformstransform: filter 2088
A New Guides SectionHigh quality guides and education for VectorBenMar 31st, 2020 / 4 months ago / Vector core teamtype: new featuredomain: website 2132
New Datadog Logs SinkSink logs to the Datadog logging serviceBenMar 23rd, 2020 / 4 months ago / Vector core teamtype: new featuredomain: sinkssink: datadog_logs 1832
The `gcp_stackdriver_logging` sink has been renamed to `gcp_stackdriver_logs`This brings the sink naming inline with consistent naming patternBenMar 23rd, 2020 / 4 months ago / Vector core teamtype: breaking changedomain: sinkssink: splunk_hec 2121
New Apache Pulsar SinkSink logs to the Apache Pulsar serviceBenMar 19th, 2020 / 4 months ago / Vector core teamtype: new featuredomain: sinkssink: pulsar 1665
New Honeycomb SinkSink logs to the Honeycomb logging serviceBenMar 14th, 2020 / 4 months ago / Vector core teamtype: new featuredomain: sinkssink: honeycomb 1665
New Papertrail SinkSink logs to the Papertrail logging serviceBenMar 12th, 2020 / 4 months ago / Vector core teamtype: new featuredomain: sinkssink: papertrail 1835
The `splunk_hec` source's `host_field` option has been renamed to `host_key`This change ensures that the `host_key` option is consistent across all sourcesBenMar 12th, 2020 / 4 months ago / Vector core teamtype: breaking changedomain: sinkssink: splunk_hec 2037
New Tag Cardinality Limit TransformProtect downstream metrics storages from runaway metrics tagsBenMar 11th, 2020 / 4 months ago / Vector core teamtype: new featuredomain: transformstransform: tag_cardinality_limit 1959
The Vector Source & Sink Support TLSSecurely forward data between Vector instancesBenMar 11th, 2020 / 4 months ago / Vector core teamtype: new featuredomain: sourcessource: vector 2025
New Dedupe TransformShed duplicate logsBenMar 10th, 2020 / 4 months ago / Vector core teamtype: new featuredomain: sourcessource: vector 1848
Compression Now Available In The Kafka SinkImprove throughput by compressing data before writing it to KafkaBenMar 9th, 2020 / 4 months ago / Vector core teamtype: new featuredomain: sinkssink: kafka 1969
New Encoding OptionsVector now lets you whitelist, blacklist, and format fields when events are encodedBenMar 4th, 2020 / 4 months ago / Vector core teamtype: enhancementdomain: sinks 1915
Whitelist & Blacklist Fields When EncodingMore control over which fields are included when encodingBenMar 4th, 2020 / 4 months ago / Vector core teamtype: new featuredomain: sinks 1915
À La Carte Custom Vector BuildsBuild Vector with select componentsBenFeb 28th, 2020 / 5 months ago / Vector core teamtype: new featuredomain: sourcessource: vector 1924
NixOS SupportBringing Vector to NixOSBenFeb 27th, 2020 / 5 months ago / Vector core teamtype: new featuredomain: platformsplatform: nixos 1946
We've Added A Privacy PolicyOur commitment to privacyBenMar 3rd, 2020 / 4 months ago / Vector core teamtype: announcement 1977 1976
Log Data Model Changes & Disk BuffersWe're bringing our log data model closer to JSONBenFeb 24th, 2020 / 5 months ago / Vector core teamtype: breaking changedomain: buffersevent type: log 1836 1898
New Rename Fields TransformAn easier way to rename fieldsBenFeb 24th, 2020 / 5 months ago / Vector core teamtype: new featuredomain: transformstransform: rename_fields 1800
New Swimlanes TransformSplit log streams with easeBenFeb 24th, 2020 / 5 months ago / Vector core teamtype: new featuredomain: transformstransform: swimlanes 1785
Improved Multiline Support In The File SourceMerge multiple lines together based on rulesBenFeb 21st, 2020 / 5 months ago / Vector core teamtype: enhancementdomain: sourcessource: file 1852
Lots of New Sinks!7 new sinks have been added to VectorBenFeb 20th, 2020 / 5 months ago / Vector core teamtype: new featuredomain: sinks 1555 1562 1668 1716 1759 1783 1794
The Add Fields Transform Supports TemplatingUse Vector's templating syntax to add new fieldsBenFeb 17th, 2020 / 5 months ago / Vector core teamtype: enhancementdomain: transformstransform: add_fields 1799
Introducing Vector's Global Log SchemaSet defaults for Vector's common log key namesBenFeb 14th, 2020 / 5 months ago / Vector core teamtype: new featuredomain: config 1769 1795
Improved Syslog ParsingBest effort parsing support for SyslogBenFeb 11th, 2020 / 5 months ago / Vector core teamtype: new featuredomain: sourcessource: syslog 1757
Support For Multiple Config FilesA better way to manage complex Vector configurationsBenFeb 7th, 2020 / 5 months ago / Vector core teamtype: new featuredomain: config 1725
Automatically merge partial Docker eventsDocker splits long messages by default, and now Vector merges them back for youBenFeb 5th, 2020 / 5 months ago / Vector core teamtype: enhancementdomain: sourcessource: dockerplatform: docker 1457
AWS specific options have been dropped in the Elasticsearch sinkWe've dropped redundant AWS options that may break backward compatibilityBenFeb 5th, 2020 / 5 months ago / Vector core teamtype: breaking changeprovider: awsdomain: sinkssink: elasticsearch 1703
The `splunk_hec` sink does not index fields by defaultThis gives you full control over which fields are indexedBenJan 20th, 2020 / 6 months ago / Vector core teamtype: breaking changedomain: sinkssink: splunk_hec 1537
Rename `line` field to `message` in `splunk_hec` sourceThis change ensures the `splunk_hec` source conforms to Vector's schemaBenJan 14th, 2020 / 6 months ago / Vector core teamtype: breaking changedomain: sourcessource: splunk_hec 1457
Sink options have been refactoredWe've simplified and organized our sink optionsBenJan 12th, 2020 / 6 months ago / Vector core teamtype: breaking changedomain: buffersdomain: configdomain: sinks 1006 1493 1494 1495
Use comma delim server list in `kafka` sinkThis change achieve consistency with our `kafka` source and other Kafka clientsBenJan 12th, 2020 / 6 months ago / Vector core teamtype: breaking changedomain: sinkssink: kafka 1502
New Prometheus SourceScrape prometheus metrics with VectorBenJan 7th, 2020 / 6 months ago / Vector core teamtype: new featuredomain: sourcessource: prometheus 1264
Merge existing `tcp` and `udp` sources into a single `socket` sourceWe've simplified our socket based sources into a single `socket` sourceBenJan 3rd, 2020 / 6 months ago / Vector core teamtype: breaking changedomain: sourcessource: tcpsource: udp 1485
Rename existing `tcp` sink to `socket` sinkThis renames the existing `tcp` sink to `socket`BenJan 3rd, 2020 / 6 months ago / Vector core teamtype: breaking changedomain: sinkssink: tcp 1404
New AWS EC2 Medata TransformEnrich your events with EC2 metadataBenDec 16th, 2019 / 7 months ago / Vector core teamtype: new featuredomain: transformstransform: aws_ec2_metadata 1325
New Kubernetes Source (alpha)Early adopters have a new Kuberenetes source to chew onBenDec 14th, 2019 / 7 months ago / Vector core teamtype: new featuredomain: sourcessource: kubernetes 893
Use Custom DNS ServersPoint Vector to custom DNS serversBenDec 13th, 2019 / 7 months ago / Vector core teamtype: new featuredomain: networking 1118 1362 1371 1400 1451
The `datadog` sink has been renamed to `datadog_metrics`This ensures that naming is consistent for the upcoming `datadog_logs` sinkBenDec 4th, 2019 / 7 months ago / Vector core teamtype: breaking changedomain: sinkssink: datadog_metrics 1314
Unit Testing Your Vector Config FilesTreating your Vector configuration files as codeBenNov 25th, 2019 / 8 months ago / Vector core teamtype: new featuredomain: config 1220
Windows Support Is Here!Bringing the performance and reliability of Vector to WindowsBenNov 21st, 2019 / 8 months ago / Vector core teamtype: new featuredomain: platformsplatform: windows 1205
ARMv7 & ARM64 Support on LinuxThese architectures are widely used in embeded devices & serversBenNov 19th, 2019 / 8 months ago / Vector core teamtype: new featuredomain: platformsplatform: arm64platform: armv7 1054 1292
Require `encoding` option for console and file sinksThe `encoding` option is now required for these sinksBenOct 21st, 2019 / 9 months ago / Vector core teamtype: breaking changedomain: sinkssink: consolesink: file 1033