Vector

Send logs, traces, and metrics to groundcover using Vector

Vectorarrow-up-right is a lightweight, ultra-fast tool for building observability pipelines. groundcover can natively ingest data shipped from Vector using multiple protocols, making it easy to integrate Vector into your existing observability stack.

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This feature is only available for BYOC and On-Prem deployment modes.

Overview

Vector supports a wide variety of sources, transforms, and sinks. You can configure Vector to send logs, traces, and metrics directly to groundcover's BYOC endpoints using the appropriate sink types:

Configure Vector Integration using the data source wizard

In the data sources pagearrow-up-right, search for the Vector. Click on this entry and open the Vector wizard to see a step-by-step guidance.

The backend endpoint will be pre-populated for you. You can either create a new ingestion key (recommended) or reuse an existing one.

We also recommend adding enrichment fields to make your logs easily tracked.

Apply the relevant configuration to your Vector pipeline and you're done!

Monitoring Your Integration

Once the integration is live, you can verify data is being received:

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