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fluent-plugin-filter-geoip2
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This is a Fluentd filter plugin for adding GeoIP data to record. Supports the new Maxmind v2 database formats.
Install it yourself as:
$ gem install fluent-plugin-filter-geoip2
$ gem install bundler
$ bundle install
$ rake test
$ rake build
$ rake install
If true, enable to download GeoIP2 database autometically (default: true).
enable_auto_download true
GeoIP2 MD5 checksum URL (default: http://geolite.maxmind.com/download/geoip/database/GeoLite2-City.tar.gz.md5)
md5_url http://geolite.maxmind.com/download/geoip/database/GeoLite2-City.tar.gz.md5
GeoIP2 database download URL (default: http://geolite.maxmind.com/download/geoip/database/GeoLite2-City.tar.gz).
download_url http://geolite.maxmind.com/download/geoip/database/GeoLite2-City.tar.gz
GeoIP2 MD5 checksum path. (default: ./geoip/database/GeoLite2-City.md5)
md5_path ./geoip/database/GeoLite2-City.md5
GeoIP2 database path. (default: ./geoip/database/GeoLite2-City.md5)
database_path ./geoip/database/GeoLite2-City.mmdb
GeoIP2 MD5 checksum URL (default: http://geolite.maxmind.com/download/geoip/database/GeoLite2-ASN.tar.gz.md5)
md5_asn_url http://geolite.maxmind.com/download/geoip/database/GeoLite2-ASN.tar.gz.md5
GeoIP2 database download URL (default: http://geolite.maxmind.com/download/geoip/database/GeoLite2-ASN.tar.gz).
download_asn_url http://geolite.maxmind.com/download/geoip/database/GeoLite2-ASN.tar.gz
GeoIP2 MD5 checksum path. (default: ./geoip/database/GeoLite2-ASN.md5)
md5_asn_path ./geoip/database/GeoLite2-ASN.md5
GeoIP2 database path. (default: ./geoip/database/GeoLite2-ASN.mmdb)
database_asn_path ./geoip/database/GeoLite2-ASN.mmdb
Specify the field name that IP address is stored (default: ip).
lookup_field host
Specify the field name that store the result (default: geoip).
output_field geoip
Specify the field delimiter (default .).
field_delimiter .
If true, to flatten the result using field_delimiter (default: false).
flatten false
Get the data for the specified locale (default: en).
locale en
If true, to get continent information (default: true).
continent true
If true, to get country information (default: true).
country true
If true, to get city information (default: true).
city true
If true, to get location information (default: true).
location true
If true, to get postal information (default: fasle).
postal false
If true, to get registered country information (default: false).
registered_country false
If true, to get represented country information (default: false).
represented_country false
If true, to get subdivisions information (default: false).
subdivisions false
If true, to get traits information (default: false).
traits false
If true, to get connection type information (default: false).
connection_type false
Autonomous System (default: true).
autonomous_system true
<filter tail.log>
@type geoip2
enable_auto_download true
lookup_field clientip
output_field geoip
field_delimiter .
flatten false
locale en
</filter>
Assuming following inputs are coming:
{
"clientip": "200.114.49.218"
}
then output bocomes as belows:
{
"ufw_ips": "106.154.25.44",
"geoip": {
"continent": {
"code": "AS",
"geoname_id": 6255147,
"name": "Asia"
},
"country": {
"geoname_id": 1861060,
"iso_code": "JP",
"name": "Japan"
},
"location": {
"latitude": 35.69,
"longitude": 139.69,
"time_zone": "Asia/Tokyo"
},
"autonomous_system": {
"number": 2516,
"organization": "KDDI CORPORATION"
}
}
}
Start fluentd using example fluent.conf.
$ fluentd -c ~/github/fluent-plugin-filter-geoip/fluent.conf
2017-03-13 15:11:31 +0900 [info]: reading config file path="/Users/mosuka/github/fluent-plugin-filter-geoip/fluent.conf"
2017-03-13 15:11:31 +0900 [info]: starting fluentd-0.12.33
2017-03-13 15:11:31 +0900 [info]: gem 'fluent-plugin-filter-geoip' version '0.0.1'
2017-03-13 15:11:31 +0900 [info]: gem 'fluent-plugin-grok-parser' version '1.0.0'
2017-03-13 15:11:31 +0900 [info]: gem 'fluent-plugin-output-solr' version '0.4.0'
2017-03-13 15:11:31 +0900 [info]: gem 'fluent-plugin-ua-parser' version '1.1.0'
2017-03-13 15:11:31 +0900 [info]: gem 'fluentd' version '0.12.33'
2017-03-13 15:11:31 +0900 [info]: gem 'fluentd' version '0.12.32'
2017-03-13 15:11:31 +0900 [info]: adding filter pattern="messages" type="geoip"
2017-03-13 15:11:31 +0900 [info]: Current MD5: cc1f9a6f7def282bc33cb477f3379d9f
2017-03-13 15:11:31 +0900 [info]: Fetched MD5: cc1f9a6f7def282bc33cb477f3379d9f
2017-03-13 15:11:32 +0900 [info]: adding match pattern="messages" type="stdout"
2017-03-13 15:11:32 +0900 [info]: adding source type="forward"
2017-03-13 15:11:32 +0900 [info]: using configuration file: <ROOT>
<source>
@type forward
port 24224
</source>
<filter messages>
@type geoip
enable_auto_download true
lookup_field clientip
output_field geoip
field_delimiter .
flatten false
locale en
</filter>
<match messages>
type stdout
</match>
</ROOT>
2017-03-13 15:11:32 +0900 [info]: listening fluent socket on 0.0.0.0:24224
After checking out the repo, run bundle install to install dependencies. Then, run rake test to run the tests.
Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/tokyohomesoc/fluent-plugin-filter-geoip2.
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