Simple Log Service:Install Logtail on a Linux server

1. Log on to a server that can be accessed over the Internet.

2. Replace the ${your_region_name} variable in the download commands with the value for the region where your project resides, and then run the download commands to download the installation script and installation package.

   For more information about the value of the ${your_region_name} variable for each region, see Appendix: Region names for Logtail installation. For example, the value of the ${your_region_name} variable for the China (Hangzhou) region is cn-hangzhou.

   1. Download the installation script.

      wget http://logtail-release-${your_region_name}.oss-${your_region_name}.aliyuncs.com/linux64/logtail.sh

   2. Download the installation package.

      • Installation package (x86-64)

        wget http://logtail-release-${your_region_name}.oss-${your_region_name}.aliyuncs.com/linux64/logtail-linux64.tar.gz

      • Installation package (ARM)

        wget http://logtail-release-${your_region_name}.oss-${your_region_name}.aliyuncs.com/linux64/aarch64/logtail-linux64.tar.gz

3. Copy the installation script and installation package to the server on which you want to install Logtail.

4. Replace the ${your_region_name} variable in the installation command with the value for the region where your project resides, and then run the installation command on the server on which you want to install Logtail.

   For more information about the value of the ${your_region_name} variable for each region, see Appendix: Region names for Logtail installation. Examples:

   • The value of the ${your_region_name} variable for the China (Hangzhou) region whose resources can be accessed over the Internet is cn-hangzhou-internet.

   • The value of the ${your_region_name} variable for the China (Hangzhou) region whose resources can be accessed over an internal network is cn-hangzhou.

   • The value of the ${your_region_name} variable for the China (Hangzhou) region whose resources can be accessed by using transfer acceleration is cn-hangzhou-acceleration.

   chmod +x logtail.sh; ./logtail.sh install-local ${your_region_name}

View the status of Logtail

View the status of Logtail to check whether Logtail is installed on your server.

• Command

  sudo /etc/init.d/ilogtaild status 

• Output

  If the following information is returned, Logtail is installed:

  ilogtail is running

  If Logtail is not in the Running state, uninstall Logtail and then reinstall Logtail.

View the version of Logtail

Update Logtail online

You can use the Logtail installation script logtail.sh to update Logtail. The installation script automatically selects an update method based on the configurations of Logtail that is installed.

1. Run the following commands to update Logtail:

   wget http://logtail-release-cn-hangzhou.oss-cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com/linux64/logtail.sh -O logtail.sh; chmod 755 logtail.sh
   sudo ./logtail.sh upgrade

2. Check the update result.

   If information similar to the following example is returned, the update is successful:

   Stop logtail successfully.
   ilogtail is running
   Upgrade logtail success
   {
      "UUID" : "***",
      "hostname" : "***",
      "instance_id" : "***",
      "ip" : "***",
      "logtail_version" : "0.16.30",
      "os" : "Linux; 3.10.0-693.2.2.el7.x86_64; #1 SMP Tue Sep 12 22:26:13 UTC 2017; x86_64",
      "update_time" : "2020-08-29 15:01:36"
   }

Update Logtail offline

1. Log on to a server that can be accessed over the Internet.

2. Replace the ${your_region_name} variable in the download commands with the value for the region where your project resides, and then run the download commands.

   For more information about the value of the ${your_region_name} variable for each region whose resources can be accessed over the Internet, see Appendix: Region names for Logtail installation. For example, the value of the ${your_region_name} variable for the China (Hangzhou) region whose resources can be accessed over the Internet is cn-hangzhou-internet.

   1. Run the following command to download the installation script:

      wget http://logtail-release-${your_region_name}.oss-${your_region_name}.aliyuncs.com/linux64/logtail.sh

   2. Run the following command to download the installation package:

      wget http://logtail-release-${your_region_name}.oss-${your_region_name}.aliyuncs.com/linux64/logtail-linux64.tar.gz

3. Copy the installation script and installation package to the server on which you want to update Logtail.

4. Run the following command to update Logtail:

   chmod +x logtail.sh; ./logtail.sh upgrade-local