[Feature Request] Auto splitting for file output plugin

[Jamesits]

For output.file plugin, cut (rename, logrotate) the file after reaching a certain size.

[flexd]

I just started/finished writing one of these that rotates the file based on file age. It could easily be modified to support size as well. If I have time I will publish it soon.

[praveenuchiha]

Any update on this? logrotate would be handy for file output based on size and age.

[danielnelson]

As a workaround, you could use logrotate or another log rotation service to implement this. You can use the telegraf logrotate file as an example.

[flexd]

I never got around to using what I wrote, and I'm not sure where I put it, unfortunately. It should be in a git repo somewhere 😄

[flexd]

I can't find it now, must be on a old machine somewhere, it was never pushed to GitHub.

I started with the normal file plugin https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/tree/master/plugins/outputs/file and just added closing the current file and opening a new one every X minutes if data was sent.

You can rotate a file by using a custom writer, something like suggested here https://stackoverflow.com/a/28797984

[darinfisher]

closing due to inactivity