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# Send Datadog Lambda Forwarder Logs to Observability Pipelines

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## Overview{% #overview %}

This document walks through how to send AWS vended logs with the Datadog Lambda Forwarder to Observability Pipelines. The setup steps are:

- Set up a pipeline with the HTTP/S Server source.
- Deploy the Datadog Forwarder.

See [Datadog Forwarder](https://docs.datadoghq.com/logs/guide/forwarder.md?tab=cloudformation) to learn more about it.

## Set up a pipeline{% #set-up-a-pipeline %}

1. Navigate to [Observability Pipelines](https://app.datadoghq.com/observability-pipelines).
1. Select the HTTP Server source:
   1. Select **None** in the dropdown menu for **Authorization strategy**.
   1. Select **JSON** in the dropdown menu for **Decoding**.
1. After you set up your [destinations](https://docs.datadoghq.com/observability_pipelines/destinations.md) and [processors](https://docs.datadoghq.com/observability_pipelines/processors.md), click **Next: Install**.
1. On the **Install** page, enter the HTTP/S Server listener address, such as `0.0.0.0:9997`.
1. Follow the rest of the instructions on the page to install the Worker based on your platform.

## Deploy the Datadog Lambda Forwarder{% #deploy-the-datadog-lambda-forwarder %}

Follow the [Datadog Forwarder CloudFormation installation instructions](https://docs.datadoghq.com/logs/guide/forwarder.md?tab=cloudformation#installation) to deploy the Datadog Forwarder. After you have filled in `DdApiKey` and selected the appropriate `DdSite`, go to the **Log Forwarding (Optional)** section. Enter the following information in that section to configure the Forwarder for sending logs to Observability Pipelines:

1. In the **DdUrl** field, enter the DNS or IP address of the load balancer or your VM. **Note**: Datadog recommends fronting your Worker with a load balancer.
1. Enter the port in the **DdPort** field, such as `9997`.
1. If you want to encrypt traffic from the Datadog Forwarder to your Observability Pipelines Worker load balancer, you need to create an HTTPS listener and manage a certificate on your load balancer. Consult your cloud provider's documentation. For example in AWS, see [Create an HTTPS listener for your Application Load Balancer](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/elasticloadbalancing/latest/application/create-https-listener.html) for more information.
1. If you do not need to maintain encryption between the Datadog Forwarder and load balancer, select **true** in the **DdNoSsl** dropdown menu.
1. Click **Create stack**, and wait for the creation to complete.
1. You can find the installed forwarder Lambda function under the stack's **Resources** tab with the logical ID `Forwarder`.
1. [Set up triggers](https://docs.datadoghq.com/logs/guide/send-aws-services-logs-with-the-datadog-lambda-function.md?tab=awsconsole#set-up-triggers) for the installed Datadog Forwarder.