le_lambda

Follow the instructions below to send logs stored on AWS S3 to Logentries.

All source code and dependencies can be found on the le_lambda Github page.

Example use cases:

• Forwarding AWS ELB and CloudFront logs
  • (make sure to set ELB/CloudFront to write logs every 5 minutes)
  • When forwarding these logs, the script will format the log lines according to Logentries KVP or JSON spec to make them easier to analyze
• Forwarding OpenDNS logs

Obtain log token

1. Log in to your Logentries account

2. Add a new token based log

Deploy the script to AWS Lambda using AWS Console

1. Create a new Lambda function

2. Choose the Python blueprint for S3 objects

   

3. Configure triggers:

   • Choose the bucket log files are being stored in
   • Set event type "Object Created (All)"
   • Tick "Enable Trigger" checkbox

4. Configure function:

   • Give your function a name
   • Set runtime to Python 2.7

5. Upload function code:

   • Create a .ZIP file, containing le_lambda.py and the folder certifi
     • Make sure the files and certifi folder are in the root of the ZIP archive
   • Choose "Upload a .ZIP file" in "Code entry type" dropdown and upload the archive created in previous step

6. Set Environment Variables:

   • Token value should match UUID provided by Logentries UI or API
   • Region should be that of your LE account - currently only eu

   Key	Value
   region	eu
   token	token uuid

7. Lambda function handler and role

   • Change the "Handler" value to le_lambda.lambda_handler
   • Choose "Create a new role from template" from dropdown and give it a name below.
   • Leave "Policy templates" to pre-populated value

8. Advanced settings:

   • Set memory limit to a high enough value to facilitate log parsing and sending - adjust to your needs
   • Set timeout to a high enough value to facilitate log parsing and sending - adjust to your needs
   • Leave VPC value to "No VPC" as the script only needs S3 access
     • If you choose to use VPC, please consult Amazon Documentation

9. Enable function:

   • Click "Create function"

Gotchas:

• The "Test" button execution in AWS Lambda will ALWAYS fail as the trigger is not provided by the built in test function. In order to verify, upload a sample file to source bucket