Document known Docker driver issues. #4190
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kavirajk
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| static_configs: | ||
| - labels: | ||
| job: docker | ||
| __path__: /var/lib/docker/containers/*/*-json.log |
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Q: will it always be JSON logs? (just *-json.log bugs me, can it be just *.log instead?)
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Good question. The Docker pipeline steps requires the JSON log driver which is the default.
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Cool. Thanks for clarification! :)
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Co-authored-by: Karen Miller <84039272+KMiller-Grafana@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Karen Miller <84039272+KMiller-Grafana@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Karen Miller <84039272+KMiller-Grafana@users.noreply.github.com>
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What this PR does / why we need it:
The Docker driver might seem stuck when Loki is not reachable. It might also drop log entries. In this change we describe how to use Promtail instead.
Which issue(s) this PR fixes:
Relates to #2361
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