Send data from CloudFront to Axiom

Send data from CloudFront to Axiom using AWS S3 bucket and Lambda to monitor your static and dynamic content.

Use the Axiom CloudFront Lambda to send CloudFront logs to Axiom using AWS S3 bucket and Lambda. After you set this up, you can observe your static and dynamic content and run deep queries on your CloudFront distribution logs efficiently and properly.

To determine the best method to send data from different AWS services, see Send data from AWS to Axiom.

The Axiom CloudFront Lambda is an open-source project and welcomes your contributions. For more information, see the GitHub repository.

Prerequisites

• Create an Axiom account.
• Create a dataset in Axiom where you send your data.
• Create an API token in Axiom with permissions to update the dataset you have created.

• Create an account on AWS Cloud.

Setup

1. Select one of the following:
   • If you already have an S3 bucket for your CloudFront data, launch the base stack on AWS.
   • If you don’t have an S3 bucket for your CloudFront data, launch the stack on AWS that creates an S3 bucket for you.
2. Add the name of the Axiom dataset where you want to send data.
3. Enter the Axiom API token you have previously created.

Configuration

To configure your CloudFront distribution:

1. In AWS, select your origin domain.
2. In Origin access, select Legacy access identities, and then select your origin access identity in the list.
3. In Bucket policy, select Yes, update the bucket policy.
4. In Standard logging, select On. This means that your data is delivered to your S3 bucket.
5. Click Create Distribution, and then click Run your Distribution.

Go back to Axiom to see the CloudFront distribution logs.