Microsoft Application Insights Docker Logging Plugin

This project implements a Docker logging driver that will allow Docker to stream logs to local JSON files and Microsoft Application Insights. This log plugin supports the docker logs command.

Installation

docker plugin install --alias appinsights michaelgolfi/appinsights

Usage

docker run -d --name "example-logger" \
  --log-driver appinsights \
  --log-opt token=$AppInsightsToken \
  ubuntu bash -c 'while true; do echo "{\"msg\": \"something\", \"time\": \"`date +%s`\"}"; sleep 2; done;'

Log Options

Option	Default
endpoint	"https://dc.services.visualstudio.com/v2/track"
token
verify-connection	"true"
insecure-skip-verify	"false"
gzip	"false"
gzip-level	"0"
batch-size	"1024"
batch-interval	"5s"

Building

This plugin uses godep for vendoring.

• Run make install to install all dependencies.
• Run ./scripts/build.sh to build the plugin.

References

JSON File Logging Driver

Documentation: https://docs.docker.com/engine/admin/logging/json-file/#options