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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…

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 …

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 …

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…

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…

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…

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...

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…

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…

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 …

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…

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 …