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...

When a user reports a problem with syslog-ng, developers create code to fix it. The fix is called a patch or a pull request (PR) in Git terminology. Often this code does not enter the main source code automatically but developers ask the user to test…

The syslog-ng configuration library (SCL) is a collection of ready-to-use configuration snippets that hide away the complexity of the specifics of your log processing pipeline. If you already reuse parts of your configuration on different machines, i…

One of the main advantages of syslog-ng is that it is high performance and low on resource usage. Why throttle the messages then? There are three main reasons – licensing, performance, and bandwidth – all outside of syslog-ng. From this b...

The hook-commands() option of syslog-ng makes it easy to execute external commands when a driver is started or stopped. For example, you can open a port in the firewall when a network source is started and close it once syslog-ng is shut down. Or you…

Getting started with the Telegram destination of syslog-ng is not an easy and straightforward process, but it is well worth the efforts. If you do not know Telegram yet, Telegram is a cloud-based messaging application known for its security...

Last week SANS published a brand new white paper about the Internet of Things: “Stopping IoT-based Attacks on Enterprise Networks”. IoT devices have been around in the networks of enterprises for many years, just think about network-conne…

The syslog-ng application was used for many years as a log collection layer in front of Splunk. But why use a full-blown log management appliance with a graphical user interface instead of a simple command line application? I learned the answers at&…