HTTP request Log Shipping

VIP’s Log Shipping automatically saves a full set of HTTP request logs to an Amazon Web Services S3 bucket, batching uploads by up to 50MB or every five minutes. The logs are then available for storage, process, or analysis. Logs are an important asset for understanding the use of an application’s system, connectivity issues, performance tuning, usage patterns, and in analyzing service interruptions.

HTTP (web) request logs show data about each request made to VIP’s edge network of servers for a site. Enable HTTP request Log Shipping in the VIP Dashboard.

Using HTTP Request Log Shipping data

The JSON-formatted log files are human-readable, but ingesting the logged data into a log management solution application will provide additional analysis and benefit.

Some available services for ingesting HTTP Request Log Shipping data, depending on the use case:

• GoAccess: Visualize and analyze (see How To: Analyze HTTP request logs with GoAccess).
• ELK (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana): Filter and view.
• Splunk: Search, monitor, and analyze.
• Data Dog: Understand development issues.
• Botify: Reveal SEO issues.