Using syslog-ng 3.18 and newer releases, you can write new source drivers for syslog-ng in Python. While performance is not as good as C, you gain flexibility and ease of implementation. There are quite a few log sources without a ready to use C API,…

Dear syslog-ng users, This is the 70th issue of syslog-ng Insider, a monthly newsletter that brings you syslog-ng-related news. NEWS Version 3.18 of syslog-ng released Version 3.18 of syslog-ng has been released with plenty of new features and bugf…

Learn how to send log messages in bulk mode to your Elasticsearch server with syslog-ng. Bulk mode offers better performance, because it sends multiple log messages in a single POST request. A few years back I wrote that any time a new language bind…

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…

Dear syslog-ng users, This is the 69th issue of syslog-ng Insider, a monthly newsletter that brings you syslog-ng-related news. NEWS Creating your first block for the syslog-ng configuration library (SCL) The syslog-ng configuration library (SCL) is…

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…

Dear syslog-ng users, This is the 68th issue of syslog-ng Insider, a monthly newsletter that brings you syslog-ng-related news. syslog-ng 3.16 & 3.17 are released Version 3.16 & 3.17 of syslog-ng are now available. Support to send log messag...

Writing an extra zero at the wrong place in a configuration file can result in a filled-up partition and data loss. This is where human readable numbers in syslog-ng can help: using kilo / mega / giga instead of writing many-digit numbers can save y…

When you have multiple syslog servers collecting logs, syslog-ng on the client side can fail over to secondary servers if the primary one becomes unavailable. It can also fail back to the primary server soon after it is back on-line – if config...