diff --git a/forward-logs.sh b/forward-logs.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+LOGFILE="/app/logs/app.log"
+INGEST_URL="$OPENPIPELINE_URL"
+TOKEN="$OPENPIPELINE_TOKEN"
+
+echo "Starting log forwarder..."
+echo "Sending logs from $LOGFILE to $INGEST_URL"
+
+mkdir -p /app/logs
+touch "$LOGFILE"
+
+tail -F "$LOGFILE" | while read line; do
+    TIMESTAMP=$(date -Iseconds)
+
+    JSON=$(printf '{"timestamp":"%s","message":%s,"source":"petclinic","location":"tallinn"}' \
+           "$TIMESTAMP" "$(printf '%s' "$line" | jq -Rs)")
+
+    curl -s -X POST "$INGEST_URL" \
+        -H "Authorization: Api-Token $TOKEN" \
+        -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+        -d "$JSON" > /dev/null
+done