--- title: Install Fluent Bit on elementary OS using the Snap Store | Snapcraft description: Get the latest version of Fluent Bit for on elementary OS - High performance logs and stream processor url: https://snapcraft.io/install/fluent-bit/elementary --- [Canonical Snapcraft](https://snapcraft.io/) # Install Fluent Bit on **elementary OS** # Fluent Bit [Eduardo Silva (edsiper)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/edsiper "View all snaps from Eduardo Silva (edsiper)") * [Eduardo Silva (edsiper)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/edsiper "View all snaps from Eduardo Silva (edsiper)") * [Devices and IoT](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=devices-and-iot) * [Server and Cloud](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=server-and-cloud) [Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/fluent-bit/elementary#install) #### High performance logs and stream processor Fluent Bit is a high-performance log processor and stream processor for Linux, BSD-family, and Windows Operating systems. Nowadays the number of sources of information in our environments is ever increasing. Handling data collection at scale is complex, and collecting and aggregating diverse data requires a specialized tool that can deal with: * Different sources of information * Different data formats * Data Reliability * Security * Flexible Routing * Multiple destinations Fluent Bit provides a flexible and pluggable architecture to collect, enrich, and deliver logs or metrics to multiple databases or cloud providers. * Input Source of Data + [Tail / Files]() + [Systemd]() + [Syslog]() + [Serial Interface]() + [MQTT]() + [Kernel Log Messages]() + [Windows Event Log]() + Metrics: [CPU](), [Disk I/O](), [Network I/O](), [Memory]() + others... * Filters for data enrichment and modification + [AWS]() + [Kubernetes]() + [Lua Scripts]() + [Parser]() + [Record Modifier]() + [Rewrite Tag]() + others... * Output Destinations + [Azure Log Analytics]() + [Google BigQuery]() + [Datadog]() + [Elasticsearch]() + [Forward (Fluentd)]() + [Gelf / Graylog]() + [HTTP]() + [InfluxDB]() + [Kafka]() + [PostgreSQL]() + others... With Fluent Bit, you can read any source of data, process it, and deliver it to your preferred storage service. **Performance and Low Resource Usage** Fluent Bit is written in C language and has been designed for optimal performance with low resource usage. Process thousands of events, save memory and CPU cycles. **Fluent Bit and CNCF** [Fluent Bit]() is a [Cloud Native Computing Foundation]() (CNCF) project under the umbrella of [Fluentd](). ### Package name * fluent-bit --- ### License * Apache-2.0 --- ### Last updated * 25 September 2020 - latest/stable * 25 February 2020 - latest/edge This snap hasn't been updated in a while. It might be unmaintained and have stability or security issues. --- ### Websites * [fluentbit.io](https://fluentbit.io "https://fluentbit.io") --- ### Contact * [edsiper@gmail.com](mailto:edsiper@gmail.com "mailto:edsiper@gmail.com") --- ##### Report a Snap Store violation * [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/fluent-bit/elementary#report-snap-modal) --- ## Enable snaps on elementary OS and install Fluent Bit Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully. Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions. ### Enable snapd Snap can be installed on elementary OS from the command line. Open *Terminal* from the Applications launcher and type the following: ``` sudo apt update sudo apt install snapd ``` Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly. ### Install Fluent Bit To install Fluent Bit, simply use the following command: ``` sudo snap install fluent-bit ``` ### Other popular snaps… [See more...](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) [See more in Featured](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) ### More things to do… #### [Get the snap store](https://snapcraft.io/snap-store) Browse and find snaps from the convenience of your desktop using the snap store snap. #### [Learn more about snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs) Interested to find out more about snaps? Want to publish your own application? Visit [snapcraft.io](https://snapcraft.io/) now. [Back to top](https://snapcraft.io/install/fluent-bit/elementary) © 2026 Canonical Ltd. 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