diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1ab1fb21812a2..ec41abb1df67b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+For startree build
+
+Switch to the docker-build branch and find dockerfile under the root path, the instruction for building the img
+is in the comments of the docker file
+
+
 <p align="center">
   <strong>
     <a href="https://vector.dev/docs/setup/quickstart/">Quickstart</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;
diff --git a/src/sinks/vector/config.rs b/src/sinks/vector/config.rs
index b0e2b6c5a8e6f..2c2f18e16b691 100644
--- a/src/sinks/vector/config.rs
+++ b/src/sinks/vector/config.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ use http::Uri;
 use hyper::client::HttpConnector;
 use hyper_openssl::HttpsConnector;
 use hyper_proxy::ProxyConnector;
+use indexmap::IndexMap;
 use tonic::body::BoxBody;
 use tower::ServiceBuilder;
 use vector_config::configurable_component;
@@ -58,6 +59,12 @@ pub struct VectorConfig {
     #[serde(default)]
     compression: bool,
 
+    /// A list of custom headers to add to each request.
+    #[configurable(metadata(
+        docs::additional_props_description = "An HTTP request header and it's value."
+    ))]
+    headers: Option<IndexMap<String, String>>,
+
     #[configurable(derived)]
     #[serde(default)]
     pub batch: BatchConfig<RealtimeEventBasedDefaultBatchSettings>,
@@ -98,6 +105,7 @@ fn default_config(address: &str) -> VectorConfig {
         version: None,
         address: address.to_owned(),
         compression: false,
+        headers: None,
         batch: BatchConfig::default(),
         request: TowerRequestConfig::default(),
         tls: None,
@@ -112,6 +120,8 @@ impl SinkConfig for VectorConfig {
         let tls = MaybeTlsSettings::from_config(&self.tls, false)?;
         let uri = with_default_scheme(&self.address, tls.is_tls())?;
 
+        let headers = self.headers.clone();
+
         let client = new_client(&tls, cx.proxy())?;
 
         let healthcheck_uri = cx
@@ -120,9 +130,9 @@ impl SinkConfig for VectorConfig {
             .clone()
             .map(|uri| uri.uri)
             .unwrap_or_else(|| uri.clone());
-        let healthcheck_client = VectorService::new(client.clone(), healthcheck_uri, false);
+        let healthcheck_client = VectorService::new(client.clone(), healthcheck_uri, false, headers.clone());
         let healthcheck = healthcheck(healthcheck_client, cx.healthcheck);
-        let service = VectorService::new(client, uri, self.compression);
+        let service = VectorService::new(client, uri, self.compression, headers);
         let request_settings = self.request.unwrap_with(&TowerRequestConfig::default());
         let batch_settings = self.batch.into_batcher_settings()?;
 
diff --git a/src/sinks/vector/service.rs b/src/sinks/vector/service.rs
index a89271d4f928d..c9b1fc4a0f000 100644
--- a/src/sinks/vector/service.rs
+++ b/src/sinks/vector/service.rs
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@ use http::Uri;
 use hyper::client::HttpConnector;
 use hyper_openssl::HttpsConnector;
 use hyper_proxy::ProxyConnector;
+use indexmap::IndexMap;
 use prost::Message;
-use tonic::{body::BoxBody, IntoRequest};
+use tonic::body::BoxBody;
 use tower::Service;
 use vector_common::request_metadata::{GroupedCountByteSize, MetaDescriptive, RequestMetadata};
 use vector_core::stream::DriverResponse;
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ pub struct VectorService {
     pub client: proto_vector::Client<HyperSvc>,
     pub protocol: String,
     pub endpoint: String,
+    pub headers: Option<IndexMap<String, String>>,
 }
 
 pub struct VectorResponse {
@@ -69,6 +71,7 @@ impl VectorService {
         hyper_client: hyper::Client<ProxyConnector<HttpsConnector<HttpConnector>>, BoxBody>,
         uri: Uri,
         compression: bool,
+        headers: Option<IndexMap<String, String>>,
     ) -> Self {
         let (protocol, endpoint) = uri::protocol_endpoint(uri.clone());
         let mut proto_client = proto_vector::Client::new(HyperSvc {
@@ -79,10 +82,12 @@ impl VectorService {
         if compression {
             proto_client = proto_client.send_compressed(tonic::codec::CompressionEncoding::Gzip);
         }
+
         Self {
             client: proto_client,
             protocol,
             endpoint,
+            headers
         }
     }
 }
@@ -105,14 +110,31 @@ impl Service<VectorRequest> for VectorService {
     // Emission of internal events for errors and dropped events is handled upstream by the caller.
     fn call(&mut self, mut list: VectorRequest) -> Self::Future {
         let mut service = self.clone();
+        let service_header = service.headers.unwrap_or_default();
+        let mut header_entries: Vec<(String, String)> = service_header
+                    .into_iter()
+                    .map(|(k, v)| (k.to_string(), v.to_string()))
+                    .collect();
         let byte_size = list.request.encoded_len();
         let metadata = std::mem::take(list.metadata_mut());
         let events_byte_size = metadata.into_events_estimated_json_encoded_byte_size();
 
+        let grpc_request = list.request;  // Get the actual gRPC request object from your custom request
+
+        let mut tonic_request = tonic::Request::new(grpc_request);  // Convert it to a tonic::Request
+
+        {
+            let metadata = tonic_request.metadata_mut();
+            for (k, v) in header_entries.drain(..) {
+                let static_key: &'static str = Box::leak(k.into_boxed_str());
+                metadata.insert(static_key, v.parse().unwrap());
+            }
+        }
+
         let future = async move {
             service
                 .client
-                .push_events(list.request.into_request())
+                .push_events(tonic_request)
                 .map_ok(|_response| {
                     emit!(EndpointBytesSent {
                         byte_size,