GCP function to forward Stackdriver logs to New Relic
The steps for this installation include
- Creating a cloud function that will be triggered by Pub/Sub when new logs are written.
- Creating a sink in Stackdriver that will route logs to the Pub/Sub Topic created.
- Viewing your logs in New Relic.
1. Create a cloud function
Go to the cloud functions page and create a new function make sure to select Cloud Pub/Sub as a trigger
On topic selection create a topic
Add the inline code in the editor and use Node.js 8, make sure you have the same function name as the one you are exporting
Click on the environment variables dropdown and enter the insights insert key with as INSIGHTS_API and click on create
2. Create a sink in Stackdriver
In Stackdriver logging page create a filter for the logs that you want to export, then create a sink with pub/sub as the sink service. On the sink destination select a topic you created from cloud function.
3. View your logs
That's it! In the code above I am sending the JSON as a string and it is stored under message field so you can easily search within the logs. You also have the parsed logs available for filtering.
