meshblu-splunk-event-collector

meshblu-splunk-event-collector


A Meshblu connector for use in Octoblu or with other services.

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1. gem install travis
1. travis login

#### Travis (S3)

For use if you need to push your browserified version

1. travis encrypt [S3_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET]
1. add the generated key to the .travis.yml file under secret_access_key in the s3 deploy section.
1. also add the s3 access_key_id to the same section

End result should look like this:

``yml
deploy:
- provider: s3
access_key_id: [S3_ACCESS_KEY]
secret_access_key:
secure: [S3_ACCESS_KEY_SECRET]
bucket: [UPLOAD_BUCKET] # octoblu-cdn
region: us-west-2
skip_cleanup: true
detect_encoding: true
local-dir: deploy
upload-dir: [UPLOAD_FOLDER] # js
on:
tags: true
all_branches: true
node: '0.10'
`

#### Travis (NPM Deploy)[http://docs.travis-ci.com/user/deployment/npm/]

1. travis encrypt [NPM_ACCESS_KEY] - this key is found in ~/.npmrc
1. add the generated key to the .travis.yml file under api_key in the npm deploy section.
1. also add the npm email to the same section

End result should look like this:

`yml
deploy:
- provider: npm
skip_cleanup: true
clean_up: false
email: [NPM_EMAIL]
api_key:
secure: [NPM_ACCESS_KEY]
on:
tags: true
all_branches: true
node: '0.11'
`

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#### Gateblu Installation

Use (gateblu)[https://gateblu.octoblu.com/] to run this as a device.

#### Manual Installation

1. npm install meshblu-util -g
1. npm install meshblu-splunk-event-collector or git clone [GIT_URL]
1. go into connector folder
1. meshblu-util register -t device:meshblu-splunk-event-collector > meshblu.json
1. meshblu-util claim
1. npm start or to start with debug DEBUG='meshblu-splunk-event-collector*' npm start`

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Edit the package.json to change the platformDependencies. This will show up when installing the connector in Octoblu and Gateblu.

-A working splunk instance
-A meshblu device
-Node and NPM installed on your machine.
-
-How to use:
-1. Register a new Meshblu device
- - Set the following properties on the options field
- SplunkEventBaseUrl = [Your splunk instance url]
- EventCollectorToken = [Event Collector Token created in Splunk]
-2. Subscribe to your existing devices using your registered device from step 1
-3. Start the plugin using 'npm start'