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   <p class="note"><strong>Note</strong>: For security reasons, Cloud Foundry applications do not respond to <code>ping</code>. You cannot use <code>ping</code> to generate log entries.</p>
  +
  +### <a id='drain-cli'></a>CF Drain CLI Plugin
  +
  +The CF Drain CLI plugin extends the cf CLI by adding simple commands for user-provided syslog drains.
  +
  +**Installation**: To install the CF Drain CLI plugin see the [Installing Plugin](https://github.com/cloudfoundry/cf-drain-cli#installing-plugin) instructions in the plugin source repo.
  +
  +**Commands**: The plugin adds commands for creating, deleting, and listing syslog drains, and for binding apps to the drains. See the [Usage](https://github.com/cloudfoundry/cf-drain-cli#installing-plugin) section of the plugin source repo for details.
  
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  ### Step 2: Create a User-Provided Service Instance
  
  Create a user-provided service instance using the Cloud Foundry Command Line Interface (cf CLI) `create-user-provided-service` command with the `-l` flag and the syslog URL that you obtained in _Step 1: Configure the Log Management Service_.
  The `-l` flag configures the syslog drain.
  
  <pre class="terminal">
  $ cf create-user-provided-service SERVICE-INSTANCE -l SYSLOG-URL
  </pre>
  
  Refer to [User-Provided Service Instances](./user-provided.html) for more information.
  
  ### Step 3: Bind the Service Instance
  
  You have two options for binding the service instance to an application:
  
  * Run `cf push` with a manifest. The services block in the manifest must specify the service instance that you want to bind.
  * Run `cf bind-service`
  
  <pre class="terminal">
  $ cf bind-service YOUR-APP-NAME SERVICE-INSTANCE
  </pre>
  
  After a short delay, logs begin to flow automatically. Refer to [Managing Service Instances with the CLI](./managing-services.html) for more information.
  
  ### Step 4: Verify Logs Are Draining
  
  To verify that logs are draining correctly to a third-party log management service:
  
  
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  ## <a id='user-provided'></a>Using Services Not Available in Your Marketplace
  
  If a compatible log management service is not available in your Cloud Foundry marketplace, you can use [user-provided service instances](./user-provided.html#syslog) to stream application logs to a service of your choice.
  
  You can install and use the [CF Drain CLI Plugin](#drain-plugin) to create and manage user-provided syslog drains from the CF command-line interface (cf CLI).
  
  You may need to prepare your log management service to receive app logs from Cloud Foundry. For specific instructions for several popular services, see [Service-Specific Instructions for Streaming Application Logs](./log-management-thirdparty-svc.html). If you cannot find instructions for your service, follow the generic instructions below.
  
  ### <a id='step1'></a>Step 1: Configure the Log Management Service
  
  Complete the following steps to set up a communication channel between the log management service and your Cloud Foundry deployment:
  
  