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title: Logs plugin licenses
source: https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/licenses/product-or-service-licenses/new-relic-logs/logs-plugin-licenses
---

We love open-source software, and use the following in the log forwarder plugins that can be used with our [log management capabilities in New Relic](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/logs/get-started/get-started-log-management/). Thank you, open-source community, for making these fine tools! Some of these are listed under multiple software licenses, and in that case we have listed the license we've chosen to use.

For a list of the licenses used for log management in New Relic, see [Logs licenses](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/licenses/product-or-service-licenses/new-relic-logs/logs-licenses/).

## Plugins for Logs [#logs-plugins]

The following licenses are for the plugins used to connects your log data with New Relic's log management capabilities.

**AWS CloudWatch**

| **Library**                                                                         | **License**                                                      | **Copyright**          |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------- |
| [AWS CloudWatch](https://github.com/newrelic/nr-logging-lambda/blob/master/LICENSE) | [Apache License 2.0](http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0) | © 2019 New Relic, Inc. |

**Fluentd**

| **Library**                                                                        | **License**                                                      | **Copyright**          |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------- |
| [Fluentd](https://github.com/newrelic/newrelic-fluentd-output/blob/master/LICENSE) | [Apache License 2.0](http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0) | © 2019 New Relic, Inc. |

**Fluent Bit**

| **Library**                                                                              | **License**                                                      | **Copyright**          |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------- |
| [Fluent Bit](https://github.com/newrelic/newrelic-fluent-bit-output/blob/master/LICENSE) | [Apache License 2.0](http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0) | © 2019 New Relic, Inc. |

**Kubernetes**

| **Library**                                                                      | **License**                                                      | **Copyright**          |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------- |
| [Kubernetes](https://github.com/newrelic/kubernetes-logging/blob/master/LICENSE) | [Apache License 2.0](http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0) | © 2019 New Relic, Inc. |

**Logstash**

| **Library**                                                                        | **License**                                                      | **Copyright**          |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------- |
| [Logstash](https://github.com/newrelic/logstash-output-plugin/blob/master/LICENSE) | [Apache License 2.0](http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0) | © 2019 New Relic, Inc. |

## Go plugins for Logs [#go-logs]

The following licenses are for the plugins used to link your logs and APM data using New Relic's Go agent. For Go licenses, see [Go agent licenses](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/licenses/license-information/agent-licenses/go-agent-licenses).

**Logrus 1.4.0**

| **Library**                                                      | **License**                               | **Copyright**                    |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------- | -------------------------------- |
| [Logrus](https://github.com/sirupsen/logrus/blob/master/LICENSE) | [MIT](http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT) | Copyright © 2014 Simon Eskildsen |

## Java plugins for Logs [#java-logs]

The following licenses are for the plugins used to link your logs and APM data using New Relic's Java agent. For Java licenses, see [Java agent licenses](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/licenses/product-or-service-licenses/new-relic-apm/java-agent-licenses).

**Apache Log4j 1.x**

| **Library**                                                                        | **License**                                                      | **Copyright**                                        |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------- |
| [Apache Log4j 1](https://github.com/apache/logging-log4j2/blob/master/LICENSE.txt) | [Apache License 2.0](http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0) | Copyright © 1999-2005 The Apache Software Foundation |

**Apache Log4j 2.x**

| **Library**                                                         | **License**                                                      | **Copyright**                                        |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------- |
| [Apache Log4j 2](https://logging.apache.org/log4j/2.x/license.html) | [Apache License 2.0](http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0) | Copyright © 1999-2005 The Apache Software Foundation |

**Dropwizard 1.3**

| **Library**                                                                | **License**                                                      | **Copyright**                                                               |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [Dropwizard](https://github.com/dropwizard/dropwizard/blob/master/LICENSE) | [Apache License 2.0](http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0) | Copyright © 2010-2013 Coda Hale and Yammer, Inc., 2014-2016 Dropwizard Team |

**Logback 1.2**

| **Library**                                    | **License**                                                        | **Copyright**                                       |
| ---------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------- |
| [Logback](https://logback.qos.ch/license.html) | [EPL v1.0](http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html)              | Copyright © 1999-2017, QOS.ch. All rights reserved. |
| [Logback](https://logback.qos.ch/license.html) | [LGPL 2.1](http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/lgpl-2.1.html) | Copyright © 1999-2017, QOS.ch. All rights reserved. |

The remainder of the code is covered by the New Relic license agreement.