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!
As syslog-ng 4.9.0 is…
Dear syslog-ng users,
This is the 128th issue of syslog-ng Insider, a monthly newsletter that brings you syslog-ng-related news.
Recently I introduced you to my latest project…
Recently I have posted a Dockerfile to run syslog-ng in an Alma Linux container. I got some encouraging feedback, so this week I experimented with syslog-ng Premium Edition (PE) in a RHEL UBI (Universal Base Image) container. While this is not officially…
Last week I introduced you to my latest project: a syslog-ng container based on Alma Linux. This week I added a syslog-ng Prometheus exporter to the container, so you can also monitor syslog-ng, if you enable it.
The syslog-ng Prometheus…
Prometheus is an open-source monitoring system that collects metrics from your hosts and applications, allowing you to visualize and alert on them. The syslog-ng Prometheus exporter allows you to export syslog-ng statistics, so that Prometheus can collect…
Talking to syslog-ng users, I found that many of them plan to take a closer look at Grafana, due to the upheaval around the change of licensing terms for Elastic. Luckily, it is now possible to jump-start the complete, new logging stack – including Grafana…
Dear syslog-ng users,
This is the 84th issue of syslog-ng Insider, a monthly newsletter that brings you syslog-ng-related news.
The http() destination is quickly becoming one of the most often used destinations…
Recently Prometheus became one of the most used open source monitoring solutions. Quite a few people asked if a syslog-ng exporter is available. It is not part of syslog-ng, but there are numerous implementations available on GitHub. Now that Prometheus…
