Configuration file location:

cat /opt/aws/amazon-cloudwatch-agent/bin/config.json

Configuration File

{
    "agent": {
        "metrics_collection_interval": 600,
        "run_as_user": "root"
    },
    "logs": {
        "logs_collected": {
            "files": {
                "collect_list": [
                    {
                        "file_path": "/var/log/nginx/access_json.log",
                        "log_group_name": "nginx_access_json",
                        "log_stream_name": "nginx_access_json"
                    },
                    {
                        "file_path": "/var/www/html/app/storage/logs/laravel.log",
                        "log_group_name": "log_app",
                        "log_stream_name": "error_logs"
                    },
                    {
                        "file_path": "/var/www/html/app/storage/logs/worker.log",
                        "log_group_name": "log_app",
                        "log_stream_name": "worker_logs"
                    }
                ]
            }
        },
        "force_flush_interval": 900,
        "log_stream_name": "my_log_stream_name"
    },
    "metrics": {
        "aggregation_dimensions": [
            [
                "AutoScalingGroupName"
            ]
        ],
        "append_dimensions": {
            "AutoScalingGroupName": "${aws:AutoScalingGroupName}",
            "ImageId": "${aws:ImageId}",
            "InstanceId": "${aws:InstanceId}",
            "InstanceType": "${aws:InstanceType}"
        },
        "metrics_collected": {
            "mem": {
                "measurement": [
                    "mem_used_percent"
                ],
                "metrics_collection_interval": 60
            }
        }
    }
}

Configuration Sections

Monitored Logs

• Nginx access logs
• Laravel application logs
• Worker process logs

Collected Metrics

• Memory usage percentage
• Auto Scaling group metrics
• Instance-specific metrics