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odudek/aws-fluent-plugin-kinesis — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-07-18 · repo last pushed 2021-11-08

RubyAudience · ops devopsComplexity · 3/5DormantSetup · moderate

TL;DR

A Fluentd plugin that ships your logs and events straight into Amazon Kinesis, AWS's streaming data service, for real-time processing or storage.

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    What it does
      Fluentd output plugin
      Sends events to Kinesis
      Bridges logs to AWS
    Send modes
      Kinesis Streams
      Kinesis Firehose
      Aggregated streams
    Tech stack
      Ruby gem
      Fluentd config
      AWS SDK
    Use cases
      Log collection
      Real time analytics
      Long term storage
    Audience
      DevOps teams
      AWS server operators
      Container platforms

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Why would anyone build with this?

REASON 1

Stream server logs from Fluentd into Kinesis Data Streams for real-time processing.

REASON 2

Auto-load event data into S3 or Redshift via Kinesis Firehose.

REASON 3

Batch small events together for more efficient delivery to AWS.

REASON 4

Feed Lambda functions or analytics pipelines with a continuous log stream.

What's in the stack?

RubyFluentdAWS Kinesis

How it stacks up

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LanguageRubyRubyRuby
Last pushed2021-11-082024-02-202025-01-26
MaintenanceDormantDormantStale
Setup difficultymoderatemoderatemoderate
Complexity3/52/53/5
Audienceops devopsdeveloperpm founder

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How do you spin it up?

Difficulty · moderate Time to first run · 30min

Requires an AWS account and Kinesis stream already set up, plus valid AWS credentials.

Yoink these prompts

Prompt 1
Help me configure the aws-fluent-plugin-kinesis gem to send Fluentd logs to a Kinesis Data Stream using an EC2 instance role for authentication.
Prompt 2
Show me how to set up kinesis_firehose output in Fluentd so my events automatically land in S3.
Prompt 3
Walk me through tuning the batching and flush interval settings in this plugin for high-volume log traffic.
Prompt 4
Explain the difference between kinesis_streams, kinesis_firehose, and kinesis_streams_aggregated in this plugin so I can pick the right one for my logging pipeline.

Frequently asked questions

wtf is aws-fluent-plugin-kinesis?

A Fluentd plugin that ships your logs and events straight into Amazon Kinesis, AWS's streaming data service, for real-time processing or storage.

What language is aws-fluent-plugin-kinesis written in?

Mainly Ruby. The stack also includes Ruby, Fluentd, AWS Kinesis.

Is aws-fluent-plugin-kinesis actively maintained?

Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2021-11-08).

How hard is aws-fluent-plugin-kinesis to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated moderate, with roughly 30min to a first successful run.

Who is aws-fluent-plugin-kinesis for?

Mainly ops devops.

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