AWS : Cloudwatch : Push EC2 Logs via "Cloudwatch Agent" to Cloudwatch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCHwJLqPLj8

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/logs/QuickStartEC2Instance.html

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/logs/AgentReference.html

Other Urls

https://cloudacademy.com/blog/centralized-log-management-with-aws-cloudwatch-part-1-of-3/

https://medium.com/tensult/to-send-linux-logs-to-aws-cloudwatch-17b3ea5f4863

https://www.strongdm.com/docs/installation/configure-logging/aws-cloudwatch

Edit    /etc/awslogs/awslog.conf

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[/var/log/messages]

datetime_format = %b %d %H:%M:%S

file = /var/log/messages

buffer_duration = 5000

log_stream_name = {instance_id}

initial_position = start_of_file

log_group_name = /var/log/messages

[/ActorLocatorAPI/logs]

datetime_format = %b %d %H:%M:%S

file = /tmp/logs/contoso-actorLocator.log

buffer_duration = 500

log_stream_name = {instance_id}

initial_position = start_of_file

log_group_name = /ActorLocatorAPI/logs

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You can send On Premise M/C as well with "Coudwatch Agent"

sudo yum install -y awslogs 

Edit file /etc/awslogs/awscli.conf    and change your AWS Region.

Edit file /etc/awslogs/awslogs.conf    and verify following lines                                                     Here You specify from where to read/What to read and push to Cloudwatch