Source Log Encoding
The type of log encoding supported by Sumo Logic depends on the source you are using.
Local file sources​
Local file sources support the following encoding:
- US-ASCII
- UTF-8 (default)
- UTF-16
- UTF-16BE
- UTF-16LE
- UTF-32
- UTF-32BE
- UTF-32LE
For more information, see Local File Source.
Remote file sources​
Remote file sources support the following encoding:
- US-ASCII
- UTF-8
For more information, see Remote File Source.
HTTP sources​
HTTP sources support the following encoding:
- UTF-8
You can upload UTF-8 log files compressed using the following methods:
- gzip
- deflate
Compressed files are decompressed before they are ingested, so they are ingested at the decompressed file size rate.
For more information, see HTTP Source.
Amazon S3 sources​
Amazon S3 sources support the following encoding:
- UTF-8
For more information, see Amazon S3 Source.