Overview

Use Papertrail and Datadog to:

• Turn freeform log data into actionable metrics.
• Avoid silo-ed operational knowledge. See and correlate log-derived metrics alongside app- and system-level metrics.

Setup

Installation

To capture metrics from Papertrail:

1. In Papertrail’s event viewer, save a search for the log event(s) which should be graphed.

2. Enter the name for the search and click the Save & Setup an Alert button.

3. Choose Datadog under Graphing & Metrics.

4. Choose your alert frequency and other details.

5. Provide your Datadog API key, enter what you want to name your metric, and optionally enter some tags to associate with the metric.

6. Click the Create Alert button.

Papertrail updates Datadog at your chosen interval.

Configuration

No configuration steps are required for this integration.

Data Collected

Metrics

The Papertrail integration does not include any metrics.

Events

The Papertrail integration collects events.

Service Checks

The Papertrail integration does not include any service checks.

Troubleshooting

Need help? Contact Datadog support.