--- title: Azure Manual Log Forwarding Setup description: Datadog, the leading service for cloud-scale monitoring. breadcrumbs: Docs > Log Management > Logs Guides > Azure Manual Log Forwarding Setup --- # Azure Manual Log Forwarding Setup ## Overview{% #overview %} Use this guide to manually set up log forwarding from Azure to any Datadog site. **Note**: To collect logs from Azure Log Analytics workspaces, use the [automated ARM template](https://docs.datadoghq.com/logs/guide/azure-automated-log-forwarding.md) or [Azure Container App](https://docs.datadoghq.com/getting_started/integrations/azure.md#container-app-log-forwarding-setup) process. {% alert level="info" %} Starting April 30, 2025, Azure no longer supports Node.js 18. To ensure compatibility, update using the Azure Resource Manager (ARM) template with the same parameters. {% /alert %} ## Setup{% #setup %} You can forward your logs through an [Azure Container App](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/container-apps/), or [Azure Blob Storage](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/storage/blobs/) account. {% tab title="Container App (recommended)" %} 1. Click the button below, and fill in the form on the Azure Portal. Datadog automatically deploys the Azure resources required to forward logs into your Datadog account. [](https://portal.azure.com/#create/Microsoft.Template/uri/CustomDeploymentBlade/uri/https%3A%2F%2Fraw.githubusercontent.com%2FDataDog%2Fintegrations-management%2Fmain%2Fazure%2Flogging_install%2Fdist%2Fforwarder.json) After the template deployment finishes, set up [diagnostic settings](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/azure-monitor/platform/diagnostic-settings) for each log source to send Azure platform logs (including resource logs) to the Storage Account created during deployment. **Note**: Resources can only stream to a Storage Account in the same Azure region. {% /tab %} {% tab title="Blob Storage" %} 1. If you haven't already set up [Azure Blob Storage](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/storage/blobs/), use one of the following methods to get started: - [Azure portal](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/storage/blobs/storage-quickstart-blobs-portal) - [Azure Storage Explorer](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/storage/blobs/storage-quickstart-blobs-storage-explorer) - [Azure CLI](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/storage/blobs/storage-quickstart-blobs-cli) - [PowerShell](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/storage/blobs/storage-quickstart-blobs-powershell) 1. Set up the Datadog-Azure Function to forward logs from Blob Storage using the instructions below. 1. Configure your Azure App Services to [forward their logs to Blob Storage](https://learn.microsoft.com/training/modules/store-app-data-with-azure-blob-storage/). ##### Create a function app{% #create-a-function-app %} If you already have a function app configured for this purpose, skip to Add a new function to your Function App using the Event Hub trigger template. 1. In the Azure portal, navigate to the [Function App overview](https://portal.azure.com/#view/HubsExtension/BrowseResource/resourceType/Microsoft.Web%2Fsites/kind/functionapp) and click Create. 1. In the Instance Details section, configure the following settings: 1. Select the Code radio button. 1. For Runtime stack, select `Node.js`. 1. For Version, select `18 LTS`. 1. For Operating System, select `Windows`. 1. Configure other settings as desired. 1. Click Review + create to validate the resource. If validation is successful, click Create. ##### Add a new function to your Function App using the Azure Blob Storage trigger template{% #add-a-new-function-to-your-function-app-using-the-azure-blob-storage-trigger-template %} 1. Select your new or existing function app from the [Function App overview](https://portal.azure.com/#view/HubsExtension/BrowseResource/resourceType/Microsoft.Web%2Fsites/kind/functionapp). 1. Under the Functions tab, click Create. 1. For the Development environment field, select Develop in portal. 1. Under Select a template, choose [Azure Blob storage trigger](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/azure-functions/functions-bindings-storage-blob-trigger?tabs=python-v2%2Cisolated-process%2Cnodejs-v4%2Cextensionv5&pivots=programming-language-csharp). 1. Select your Storage account connection. **Note**: See [Configure a connection string for an Azure storage account](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/storage/common/storage-configure-connection-string#configure-a-connection-string-for-an-azure-storage-account) for more information. 1. Click Create. See [Getting started with Azure Functions](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/azure-functions/functions-get-started) for more information. ##### Point your Blob Storage trigger to Datadog{% #point-your-blob-storage-trigger-to-datadog %} 1. On the detail page of your Event Hub trigger function, click Code + Test under the Developer side menu. 1. Add the [Datadog-Azure Function code](https://github.com/DataDog/datadog-serverless-functions/blob/master/azure/blobs_logs_monitoring/index.js) to the function's `index.js` file. 1. Add your Datadog API key with a `DD_API_KEY` environment variable, or copy it into the function code by replacing `` on line 20. 1. If you're not using the Datadog US1 site, set your [Datadog site](https://docs.datadoghq.com/getting_started/site.md) with a `DD_SITE` environment variable under the configuration tab of your function app, or copy the site parameter into the function code on line 21. 1. Save the function. 1. Click Integration under the Developer side menu. 1. Click Azure Blob Storage under Trigger and inputs. 1. Set the Blob Parameter Name to `blobContent` and click Save. 1. Verify your setup is correct by checking the [Datadog Log Explorer](https://app.datadoghq.com/logs) for logs from this resource. {% /tab %} ## Log archiving{% #log-archiving %} Archiving logs to Azure Blob Storage requires an App Registration. If you haven't already, follow the [automatic](https://docs.datadoghq.com/logs/guide/azure-automated-log-forwarding.md) or [manual](https://docs.datadoghq.com/logs/guide/azure-manual-log-forwarding.md) setup instructions to configure the integration using an App Registration. App Registrations created for archiving purposes do not need the `Monitoring Reader` role. After configuring an App Registration, [create a log archive](https://docs.datadoghq.com/logs/log_configuration/archives.md?tab=azurestorage#configure-an-archive) that writes to Azure Blob Storage. **Note**: If your storage bucket is in a subscription being monitored through the Azure Native integration, a redundancy warning appears in the Azure integration tile. This warning can be safely ignored for log archiving. ## Further Reading{% #further-reading %} - [Learn how to explore your logs](https://docs.datadoghq.com/logs/explorer.md) - [How to send logs to Datadog while reducing data transfer fees](https://docs.datadoghq.com/logs/guide/reduce_data_transfer_fees.md)