diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 112a2db..b6be8e5 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -152,7 +152,9 @@
 - ``galera_xtrabackup_parallel``
    Default is 4
 - ``galera_error_log_enabled``
-   Default is ``false``
+   Default is ``true``
+- ``galera_error_log_path``
+   Default is ``/var/log/mysql/error.log``
 
 Usage:
 
@@ -166,6 +168,7 @@
       galera_wsrep_slave_threads: 8
       galera_xtrabackup_parallel: 2
       galera_error_log_enabled: true
+      galera_error_log_path: /var/log/mysql/error.log
 
 Usage
 =====
diff --git a/galera/files/my.cnf b/galera/files/my.cnf
index cb9687e..ede65c1 100644
--- a/galera/files/my.cnf
+++ b/galera/files/my.cnf
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@
 {% endif %}
 
 [mysqld_safe]
+{%- if not service.get('error_log_enabled', False) %}
 syslog
+{%- endif %}
 
 [mysqld]
 datadir=/var/lib/mysql
@@ -32,9 +34,7 @@
 character-set-server=utf8
 default-storage-engine=innodb
 {%- if service.get('error_log_enabled', False) %}
-log_error = /var/log/mysql/error.log
-{%- else %}
-#log_error = /var/log/mysql/error.log
+log_error = {{ service.get('error_log_path', '/var/log/mysql/error.log') }}
 {%- endif %}
 skip-external-locking
 skip-name-resolve
diff --git a/galera/meta/fluentd.yml b/galera/meta/fluentd.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..09cf83b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/galera/meta/fluentd.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+{%- if pillar.get('fluentd', {}).get('agent', {}).get('enabled', False) %}
+agent:
+  config:
+    label:
+      mysql:
+        input:
+          tail_mysql:
+            type: tail
+            tag: mysql.log
+            path: {{ service.get('error_log_path', '/var/log/mysql/error.log') }}
+            pos_file: {{ pillar.fluentd.agent.dir.positiondb }}/mysql.pos
+            parser:
+              type: multi_format
+              patterns:
+                # mysql format I: https://regex101.com/r/xmjZ8H/1
+                - type: regexp
+                  time_key: Timestamp
+                  time_format: '%F %H:%M:%S'
+                  keep_time_key: false
+                  format: '/^(?<Timestamp>.*) (?<Pid>\d+) \[(?<Severity>.*)\] (?<Payload>.*)$/'
+                # mysql format II: https://regex101.com/r/ucqhB3/1
+                - type: regexp
+                  time_key: Timestamp
+                  time_format: '%H:%M:%S'
+                  keep_time_key: false
+                  format: '/^(?<Pid>\d+) (?<Timestamp>.*) mysqld\_safe (?<Payload>.*)$/'
+        filter:
+          wsrep_severity:
+            type: record_transformer
+            tag: mysql.log
+            enable_ruby: true
+            remove_keys: priority
+            record:
+              - name: Severity
+                value: '${ {"Note"=>5,"Warning"=>4,"ERROR"=>3}.fetch(record["Severity"], 6) }'
+          mysql_record:
+            require:
+              - wsrep_severity
+            type: record_transformer
+            tag: mysql.log
+            enable_ruby: true
+            remove_keys: priority
+            record:
+              - name: service
+                value: mysql.service
+              - name: source
+                value: error_log
+              - name: severity_label
+                value: '${ {"TRACE"=>8,"DEBUG"=>7,"INFO"=>6,"NOTICE"=>5,"WARNING"=>4,"ERROR"=>3,"CRITICAL"=>2,"ALERT"=>1,"EMERGENCY"=>0}.key(record["Severity"].to_i) }'
+        match:
+          push_to_default:
+            tag: mysql.**
+            type: relabel
+            label: default_output
+{%- endif %}
diff --git a/metadata/service/master/cluster.yml b/metadata/service/master/cluster.yml
index d48ffcb..af0bf1c 100644
--- a/metadata/service/master/cluster.yml
+++ b/metadata/service/master/cluster.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@
     galera_innodb_write_io_threads: 8
     galera_wsrep_slave_threads: 8
     galera_xtrabackup_parallel: 4
-    galera_error_log_enabled: false
+    galera_error_log_enabled: true
+    galera_error_log_path: /var/log/mysql/error.log
   galera:
     master:
       enabled: true
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@
       wsrep_slave_threads: ${_param:galera_wsrep_slave_threads}
       xtrabackup_parallel: ${_param:galera_xtrabackup_parallel}
       error_log_enabled: ${_param:galera_error_log_enabled}
+      error_log_path: ${_param:galera_error_log_path}
   mysql:
     server:
       users:
diff --git a/metadata/service/master/container.yml b/metadata/service/master/container.yml
index 2850f77..f4957a6 100644
--- a/metadata/service/master/container.yml
+++ b/metadata/service/master/container.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
     galera_innodb_write_io_threads: 8
     galera_wsrep_slave_threads: 8
     galera_xtrabackup_parallel: 4
-    galera_error_log_enabled: false
+    galera_error_log_enabled: true
+    galera_error_log_path: /var/log/mysql/error.log
   kubernetes:
     control:
       configmap:
@@ -42,10 +43,11 @@
                 wsrep_slave_threads: ${_param:galera_wsrep_slave_threads}
                 xtrabackup_parallel: ${_param:galera_xtrabackup_parallel}
                 error_log_enabled: ${_param:galera_error_log_enabled}
+                error_log_path: ${_param:galera_error_log_path}
             mysql:
               server:
                 users:
                 - name: haproxy
                   host: localhost
                 - name: haproxy
-                  host: '%'
\ No newline at end of file
+                  host: '%'
diff --git a/metadata/service/master/single.yml b/metadata/service/master/single.yml
index 9e6061b..bed28d6 100644
--- a/metadata/service/master/single.yml
+++ b/metadata/service/master/single.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@
     galera_innodb_write_io_threads: 8
     galera_wsrep_slave_threads: 8
     galera_xtrabackup_parallel: 4
-    galera_error_log_enabled: false
+    galera_error_log_enabled: true
+    galera_error_log_path: /var/log/mysql/error.log
   galera:
     master:
       enabled: true
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@
       wsrep_slave_threads: ${_param:galera_wsrep_slave_threads}
       xtrabackup_parallel: ${_param:galera_xtrabackup_parallel}
       error_log_enabled: ${_param:galera_error_log_enabled}
+      error_log_path: ${_param:galera_error_log_path}
   mysql:
     server:
       users:
diff --git a/metadata/service/slave/cluster.yml b/metadata/service/slave/cluster.yml
index f1430a5..49eb6bb 100644
--- a/metadata/service/slave/cluster.yml
+++ b/metadata/service/slave/cluster.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@
     galera_innodb_write_io_threads: 8
     galera_wsrep_slave_threads: 8
     galera_xtrabackup_parallel: 4
-    galera_error_log_enabled: false
+    galera_error_log_enabled: true
+    galera_error_log_path: /var/log/mysql/error.log
   galera:
     slave:
       enabled: true
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@
       wsrep_slave_threads: ${_param:galera_wsrep_slave_threads}
       xtrabackup_parallel: ${_param:galera_xtrabackup_parallel}
       error_log_enabled: ${_param:galera_error_log_enabled}
+      error_log_path: ${_param:galera_error_log_path}
   mysql:
     server:
       users:
diff --git a/metadata/service/support.yml b/metadata/service/support.yml
index fb5051f..4fb4539 100644
--- a/metadata/service/support.yml
+++ b/metadata/service/support.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
         enabled: true
       heka:
         enabled: true
+      fluentd:
+        enabled: true
       sensu:
         enabled: false
       sphinx: