• Syslog-ng in AIX ToolBox for Open Source Software

    Support for IBM’s AIX operating system has been available in syslog-ng for almost two decades. First in open source, then also in syslog-ng Premium Edition. Recently, IBM added syslog-ng to the AIX ToolBox for Open Source Software. AIX ToolBox ...
  • Nightly syslog-ng RPM packages for RHEL & Co.

    I have been providing syslog-ng users with weekly git snapshot RPM packages for almost a decade. From now on, RHEL & Co users can use nightly packages provided by the syslog-ng team, and from a lot less obscure location. As usual, these packages ...
  • The syslog-ng Insider 2025-09: AI; syslog; FreeBSD

    Dear syslog-ng users, This is the 134th issue of syslog-ng Insider, a monthly newsletter that brings you syslog-ng-related news. NEWS Syslog-ng development and AI Recently, several people have asked me about the syslog-ng project’s view on AI...
  • Nightly syslog-ng builds for Debian and Ubuntu

    The syslog-ng team made nightly builds available for Debian and Ubuntu running on the AMD64 architecture. These packages are not intended to be used in production, they are only for testing fixes and new features. Before you begin Normally, I list he…
  • Installing the latest syslog-ng on Ubuntu and other DEB distributions

    As a follow-up to my RPM blog, here are instructions installing syslog-ng Open Source Edition (syslog-ng OSE) on the Debian / Ubuntu version. If you read my previous blog, skip to the installation part at the end, otherwise: read on. The syslog-ng …
  • Installing syslog-ng 4.9.0 on FreeBSD

    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 …
  • The core values of syslog-ng

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

    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…
  • Running syslog-ng in BastilleBSD

    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…
  • Syslog-ng development and AI

    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...
  • Dealing with multiple syslog protocols in syslog-ng made easy

    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…
  • FreeBSD audit source is coming to syslog-ng

    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…