log4net.Kafka

log4net.Kafka provide kafka appender, also provide logstash json_event PatternLayout.

Getting Started

Step 1: Install log4net.Kafka package

Install-Package log4net.Kafka

Step 2: Configure log4net sections

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<log4net>
    <appender name="KafkaAppender" type="log4net.Kafka.KafkaAppender, log4net.Kafka">
        <KafkaSettings>
            <brokers>
                <add value="http://kafka:9092" ></add>
            </brokers>
            <topic type="log4net.Layout.PatternLayout">
                <!--<conversionPattern value="kafka.logstash.%level" ></conversionPattern>-->
                <conversionPattern value="kafka.logstash.DEBUG" ></conversionPattern>
            </topic>
        </KafkaSettings>
        <!--<layout type="log4net.Layout.PatternLayout">
            <conversionPattern value="%d [%t] %-5p %c %m%n" ></conversionPattern>
        </layout>-->
        <layout type="log4net.Kafka.LogstashLayout,log4net.Kafka" >
            <app value="erp.logs" ></app>
        </layout>
    </appender>
    <root>
        <level value="DEBUG"></level>
        <appender-ref ref="KafkaAppender" ></appender-ref>
    </root>
</log4net>

How to use log4net.Kafka without logstash?

Using layout log4net.Layout.PatternLayout to instead log4net.Kafka.LogstashLayout.