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title: 'Log streaming: DigitalOcean Spaces'
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  https://www.fastly.com/documentation/guides/integrations/logging-endpoints/object-and-cloud-storage/log-streaming-digitalocean-spaces
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Fastly's [Real-Time Log Streaming](https://www.fastly.com/documentation/guides/integrations/streaming-logs/about-fastlys-realtime-log-streaming-features) feature can send log files to [DigitalOcean Spaces](https://www.digitalocean.com/products/spaces/). DigitalOcean Spaces is an Amazon S3-compatible static file storage service used by developers and IT teams.

> **NOTE:** 
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> Fastly does not provide direct support for third-party services. Read [Fastly's Terms of Service](https://www.fastly.com/terms) for more information.
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## Prerequisites

Before adding DigitalOcean Spaces as a logging endpoint for Fastly services, you'll need to [create a DigitalOcean account](https://www.digitalocean.com/) if you don't already have one. Then you'll need to create a space with private access permissions on DigitalOcean's website, generate [a secret key and an access key](https://docs.digitalocean.com/reference/api/spaces/#authentication), and make a note of the endpoint.

## Adding DigitalOcean Spaces as a logging endpoint

After you've created a DigitalOcean Space, follow these instructions to add DigitalOcean Spaces as a logging endpoint:

### Cdn Services

1.   Review the information in our guide to [setting up remote log streaming](/guides/integrations/streaming-logs/setting-up-remote-log-streaming).

2. In the Spaces by DigitalOcean area, click **Create endpoint**.
3. Fill out the **Create a DigitalOcean endpoint** fields as follows:
   -   In the **Name** field, enter a human-readable name for the endpoint.

   -   In the **Placement** area, select where the logging call should be placed in the generated VCL. Valid values are **Format Version Default** and **None**. Read our guide on [changing log placement](/guides/integrations/streaming-logs/changing-log-placement) for more information.

   -   In the **Log format** field, optionally enter an Apache-style string or VCL variables to use for log formatting. Consult the [example format section](#example-format) for details.

   -   *(Optional)* In the **Timestamp format** field, enter a timestamp format for log files. The default is an `strftime` compatible string. Our guide on [changing where log files are written](/guides/integrations/streaming-logs/changing-where-log-files-are-written) provides more information.

   - In the **Space name** field, enter the name of the DigitalOcean Space in which to store the logs.
   - In the **Access key** field, enter the access key associated with the DigitalOcean Space. Refer to the [DigitalOcean Spaces Authentication Guide](https://docs.digitalocean.com/reference/api/spaces/#authentication) for more information.
   - In the **Secret key** field, enter the secret key associated with the DigitalOcean Space.
   -   *(Optional)* In the **Period** field, enter an interval (in seconds) to control how frequently your log files are rotated. Rotation entails the finalization of one file object and the start of a new one, never removing any previously created file object. This value defaults to `3600` seconds.

   -   *(Optional)* From the **Processing region** menu, select a geographic region where logs are processed before being sent to the logging endpoint. Our guide on [regional log aggregation](/guides/integrations/streaming-logs/setting-up-regional-log-aggregation) provides more information.

4. Click **Advanced options** and fill out the fields as follows:
   -   *(Optional)* In the **Path** field, enter the path within the bucket to store the files. The path ends with a trailing slash. If this field is left empty, the files will be saved in the bucket's root path. Our guide on [changing where log files are written](/guides/integrations/streaming-logs/changing-where-log-files-are-written) provides more information.

   - In the **Domain** field, enter the region-specific endpoint for your domain. In most cases, this should be `nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com`. If the DigitalOcean Space was not created in the `nyc3` region, refer to [DigitalOcean's documentation](https://docs.digitalocean.com/reference/api/spaces-api/) to find the correct domain.
   -   *(Optional)* In the **PGP public key** field, enter a PGP public key that Fastly will use to encrypt your log files before writing them to disk. You will only be able to read the contents by decrypting them with your private key. The PGP key should be in [PEM (Privacy-Enhanced Mail) format](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Privacy-enhanced_Electronic_Mail). Read our guide on [log encryption](/guides/integrations/streaming-logs/encrypting-logs) for more information.

   -   In the **Select a log line format** area, select the log line format for your log messages. Our guide on [changing log line formats](/guides/integrations/streaming-logs/changing-log-line-formats) provides more information.

   -   *(Optional)* In the **Compression** field, select the compression format you want applied to the log files. Our guide on [changing log compression options](/guides/integrations/streaming-logs/changing-log-compression-options) provides more information.

5.   Click **Create** to create the new logging endpoint.

6.   From the **Activate** menu, select **Activate on Production** to deploy your configuration changes.

### Example format

The following is an example format string for sending data to DigitalOcean. Our discussion of [format strings](https://www.fastly.com/documentation/guides/integrations/streaming-logs/custom-log-formats) provides more information.

```plaintext
{
  "timestamp": "%{strftime(\{"%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%z"\}, time.start)}V",
  "client_ip": "%{req.http.Fastly-Client-IP}V",
  "geo_country": "%{client.geo.country_name}V",
  "geo_city": "%{client.geo.city}V",
  "host": "%{if(req.http.Fastly-Orig-Host, req.http.Fastly-Orig-Host, req.http.Host)}V",
  "url": "%{json.escape(req.url)}V",
  "request_method": "%{json.escape(req.method)}V",
  "request_protocol": "%{json.escape(req.proto)}V",
  "request_referer": "%{json.escape(req.http.referer)}V",
  "request_user_agent": "%{json.escape(req.http.User-Agent)}V",
  "response_state": "%{json.escape(fastly_info.state)}V",
  "response_status": %{resp.status}V,
  "response_reason": %{if(resp.response, "%22"+json.escape(resp.response)+"%22", "null")}V,
  "response_body_size": %{resp.body_bytes_written}V,
  "fastly_server": "%{json.escape(server.identity)}V",
  "fastly_is_edge": %{if(fastly.ff.visits_this_service == 0, "true", "false")}V
}
```

### Compute Services

1.   Review the information in our guide to [setting up remote log streaming for Compute](/guides/integrations/streaming-logs/setting-up-remote-log-streaming-for-compute). Additionally, our developer documentation provides more [information about logging](/guides/integrations/non-fastly-services/developer-guide-logging/) with Compute code written in our [supported languages](/reference/compute/sdks/).

2. In the Spaces by DigitalOcean area, click **Create endpoint**.
3. Fill out the **Create a DigitalOcean endpoint** fields as follows:
   -   In the **Name** field, enter the endpoint name you specified in your Compute code. For example, in our [Rust code example](/guides/compute/developer-guides/rust/#logging), the name is `my_endpoint_name`.

   -   *(Optional)* In the **Timestamp format** field, enter a timestamp format for log files. The default is an `strftime` compatible string. Our guide on [changing where log files are written](/guides/integrations/streaming-logs/changing-where-log-files-are-written) provides more information.

   - In the **Space name** field, enter the name of the DigitalOcean Space in which to store the logs.
   - In the **Access key** field, enter the access key associated with the DigitalOcean Space. Check out the [DigitalOcean Spaces Authentication Guide](https://docs.digitalocean.com/reference/api/spaces/#authentication) for more information.
   - In the **Secret key** field, enter the secret key associated with the DigitalOcean Space.
   -   *(Optional)* In the **Period** field, enter an interval (in seconds) to control how frequently your log files are rotated. Rotation entails the finalization of one file object and the start of a new one, never removing any previously created file object. This value defaults to `3600` seconds.

4. Click **Advanced options** and fill out the fields as follows:
   -   *(Optional)* In the **Path** field, enter the path within the bucket to store the files. The path ends with a trailing slash. If this field is left empty, the files will be saved in the bucket's root path. Our guide on [changing where log files are written](/guides/integrations/streaming-logs/changing-where-log-files-are-written) provides more information.

   - In the **Domain** field, enter the region-specific endpoint for your domain. In most cases, this should be `nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com`. If the DigitalOcean Space was not created in the `nyc3` region, refer to [DigitalOcean's documentation](https://docs.digitalocean.com/reference/api/spaces-api/) to find the correct domain.
   -   *(Optional)* In the **PGP public key** field, enter a PGP public key that Fastly will use to encrypt your log files before writing them to disk. You will only be able to read the contents by decrypting them with your private key. The PGP key should be in [PEM (Privacy-Enhanced Mail) format](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Privacy-enhanced_Electronic_Mail). Read our guide on [log encryption](/guides/integrations/streaming-logs/encrypting-logs) for more information.

   -   In the **Select a log line format** area, select the log line format for your log messages. Our guide on [changing log line formats](/guides/integrations/streaming-logs/changing-log-line-formats) provides more information.

   -   *(Optional)* In the **Compression** field, select the compression format you want applied to the log files. Our guide on [changing log compression options](/guides/integrations/streaming-logs/changing-log-compression-options) provides more information.

5.   Click **Create** to create the new logging endpoint.

6.   From the **Activate** menu, select **Activate on Production** to deploy your configuration changes.

## Related content

- [Using DigitalOcean Spaces as an origin](https://www.fastly.com/documentation/guides/integrations/non-fastly-services/digitalocean-spaces)
- [API reference: DigitalOcean Spaces log streaming](https://www.fastly.com/documentation/reference/api/logging/digitalocean/)
- [CLI reference: DigitalOcean Spaces log streaming](https://www.fastly.com/documentation/reference/cli/logging/digitalocean/)