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+# Fluentd / Fluent Bit Log Forwarding API Reference
+
+## Fluent Bit CLI
+
+```bash
+# Run Fluent Bit with config file
+fluent-bit -c /etc/fluent-bit/fluent-bit.conf
+
+# Validate configuration syntax
+fluent-bit -c /etc/fluent-bit/fluent-bit.conf --dry-run
+
+# Run with specific input and output (no config file)
+fluent-bit -i cpu -o stdout -f 1
+
+# Tail a log file and forward to Fluentd
+fluent-bit -i tail -p path=/var/log/syslog -o forward -p host=fluentd.local -p port=24224
+```
+
+## Fluentd CLI
+
+```bash
+# Start Fluentd with config
+fluentd -c /etc/fluentd/fluent.conf
+
+# Validate config file
+fluentd --dry-run -c /etc/fluentd/fluent.conf
+
+# Install output plugin
+fluent-gem install fluent-plugin-elasticsearch
+fluent-gem install fluent-plugin-s3
+fluent-gem install fluent-plugin-splunk-hec
+```
+
+## Fluent Bit Configuration Sections
+
+```ini
+[SERVICE]
+    Flush        5
+    Daemon       Off
+    Log_Level    info
+
+[INPUT]
+    Name         tail
+    Tag          app.logs
+    Path         /var/log/app/*.log
+    Parser       json
+    DB           /var/log/flb_app.db
+
+[FILTER]
+    Name         record_modifier
+    Match        *
+    Record       hostname ${HOSTNAME}
+
+[OUTPUT]
+    Name         forward
+    Match        *
+    Host         aggregator.local
+    Port         24224
+```
+
+## Fluentd Configuration Directives
+
+```xml
+<source>
+  @type forward
+  port 24224
+  bind 0.0.0.0
+</source>
+
+<filter **>
+  @type record_transformer
+  <record>
+    hostname "#{Socket.gethostname}"
+  </record>
+</filter>
+
+<match **>
+  @type elasticsearch
+  host es.local
+  port 9200
+  logstash_format true
+</match>
+```
+
+## Python fluent-logger
+
+```python
+from fluent import sender
+from fluent import event
+
+# Create sender (default: localhost:24224)
+sender.setup('app', host='fluentd.local', port=24224)
+event.Event('access', {'user': 'admin', 'action': 'login'})
+
+# Direct sender usage
+logger = sender.FluentSender('myapp', host='fluentd.local', port=24224)
+logger.emit('follow', {'from': 'userA', 'to': 'userB'})
+logger.close()
+```
+
+## Forward Protocol (TCP Port 24224)
+
+Messages use MessagePack encoding: `[tag, timestamp, record]`
+
+```bash
+# Test connectivity
+nc -zv fluentd.local 24224
+
+# Monitor Fluentd buffer status
+curl http://localhost:24220/api/plugins.json
+```