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    • Installing syslog-ng 4.9.0 on FreeBSD

      Installing syslog-ng 4.9.0 on FreeBSD

      Peter Czanik
      Peter Czanik
      Version 4.9.0 of syslog-ng has been available for some time. However, it is not available yet in FreeBSD ports, as there were compilation problems on FreeBSD 15-CURRENT. You can still install it using my own updated ports Makefile. I maintain my own …
      • 28 Aug 2025
    • The core values of syslog-ng

      The core values of syslog-ng

      Peter Czanik
      Peter Czanik
      Whenever I present syslog-ng at a conference or I stand next to a booth, people often ask me why should they use syslog-ng instead of one of its competitors. So let me summarize what the users and developers of syslog-ng typically consider as its mos…
      • 27 Aug 2025
    • The syslog-ng Insider 2025-08: HDFS; configuration; Prometheus

      The syslog-ng Insider 2025-08: HDFS; configuration; Prometheus

      Peter Czanik
      Peter Czanik
      Dear syslog-ng users, This is the 133rd issue of syslog-ng Insider, a monthly newsletter that brings you syslog-ng-related news. NEWS Deprecating Java-based drivers from syslog-ng: Is HDFS next? While most Java-based drivers have been deprecated in…
      • 14 Aug 2025
    • Running syslog-ng in BastilleBSD

      Running syslog-ng in BastilleBSD

      Peter Czanik
      Peter Czanik
      Bastille, the lightweight jail (container) management system for FreeBSD, was already covered here. Recently, they released Bastille 1.0 and BastilleBSD, a hardened FreeBSD variant that comes with Bastille pre-installed. What is Bastille? Bastille is…
      • 5 Aug 2025
    • Syslog-ng development and AI

      Syslog-ng development and AI

      Peter Czanik
      Peter Czanik
      Recently, several people have asked me about the syslog-ng project’s view on AI. In short, there is cautious optimism: we embrace AI, but it does not take over any critical tasks from humans. But what does this mean for syslog-ng? Well, it mean...
      • 29 Jul 2025
    • Dealing with multiple syslog protocols in syslog-ng made easy

      Dealing with multiple syslog protocols in syslog-ng made easy

      Peter Czanik
      Peter Czanik
      There are multiple syslog protocols with multiple variants. The new transport(auto) option of the syslog() source allows you to support all TCP-based variants with a single source driver. Why? When it comes to syslog, there are many transport options…
      • 22 Jul 2025
    • FreeBSD audit source is coming to syslog-ng

      FreeBSD audit source is coming to syslog-ng

      Peter Czanik
      Peter Czanik
      Last year, I wrote a small configuration snippet for syslog-ng: FreeBSD audit source. I published it in a previous blog, and based on feedback, it is already used in production. And soon, it will be available also as part of a syslog-ng release. As a…
      • 15 Jul 2025
    • Prometheus exporter in syslog-ng

      Prometheus exporter in syslog-ng

      Peter Czanik
      Peter Czanik
      Last year, we published a Prometheus exporter for syslog-ng, implemented in Python. However, syslog-ng 4.9.0 will include one that runs as part of syslog-ng. Needless to say, testing and feedback are very welcome! Before you begin As syslog-ng 4.9.0 …
      • 8 Jul 2025
    • Your first steps configuring syslog-ng

      Your first steps configuring syslog-ng

      Peter Czanik
      Peter Czanik
      Some of our most active users chose syslog-ng because of its detailed and accurate documentation (https://syslog-ng.github.io/). Later I received complaints that it is too detailed, and we need a tutorial: https://peter.czanik.hu/posts/syslog-ng-tuto…
      • 2 Jul 2025
    • The syslog-ng Insider 2025-06: arm64; PAM; testing

      The syslog-ng Insider 2025-06: arm64; PAM; testing

      Peter Czanik
      Peter Czanik
      Dear syslog-ng users, This is the 132nd issue of syslog-ng Insider, a monthly newsletter that brings you syslog-ng-related news. NEWS Installing nightly syslog-ng arm64 packages on a Raspberry Pi Last week, I posted about running nightly syslog-ng …
      • 18 Jun 2025
    • Deprecating Java-based drivers from syslog-ng: Is HDFS next?

      Deprecating Java-based drivers from syslog-ng: Is HDFS next?

      Peter Czanik
      Peter Czanik
      While most Java-based drivers have been deprecated in syslog-ng years ago, we have recently removed all of them in preparation to syslog-ng 4.9.0. Right now, the only Java-based driver remaining is HDFS, so we want to ask the syslog-ng community if t…
      • 3 Jun 2025
    • Testing the new syslog-ng wildcard-file() source options on Linux

      Testing the new syslog-ng wildcard-file() source options on Linux

      Peter Czanik
      Peter Czanik
      Last year, syslog-ng 4.8.0 improved the wildcard-file() source on FreeBSD and MacOS. Version 4.9.0 will do the same for Linux by using inotify for file and directory monitoring, resulting in faster performance while using significantly less resources…
      • 27 May 2025
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