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Dear syslog-ng users, This is the 74th issue of syslog-ng Insider, a monthly newsletter that brings you news related to syslog-ng. NEWS Tetris destination In this blog post we show you a fun way of using the Python destination of syslog-ng. We will w...
Getting log messages into the desired format can sometimes be a problem, but with syslog-ng you can use Python to get exactly the format you need. The syslog-ng Python template function allows you to write custom templates for syslog-ng in Python. It...
Tetris destination Tetris destination Table of Contents Overview The Emacs destination Inserting messages into an Emacs buffer Inserting messages outside Emacs The Tetris destination Overview In this blog post, I would like to show yo...
Each syslog-ng release comes with one or more larger features that steal the show from very useful but smaller features. Now I collect these small features and explain how they can make your life easier. Learn what is coming up in syslog-ng version 3...
The Python parser of syslog-ng not only enables you to parse any type of log message, but you can also use it to enrich messages. From this blog you will learn how to extract information from a specially formatted log message, and how to create new n...
In my past two Python blogs I introduced you to the basics of the syslog-ng Python destination. In this blog I show you a working example of how you can publish your logs to MQTT using the Python destination of syslog-ng. If you are new to the Python...
Last week you learned the very basics of the syslog-ng Python destination. This time, you will move a bit further and learn about a few more configuration options and optional methods. If you are new to the Python destination and want to get started ...
You can store your log messages to many different destinations using syslog-ng, but of course not everywhere. This is where the Python destination of syslog-ng can come handy. You can extend syslog-ng easily with your own code written in Python and s...
Recently Splunk started to recommend the use of the HTTP Event Collector (HEC) instead of forwarders. Syslog-ng supports this in multiple ways. Last time I showed you how to use the http() destination of syslog-ng. This time I introduce you to anothe...