• Syslog-ng 101, part 8: Macros and templates

    This is the eighth part of my syslog-ng tutorial. Last time, we learned about network logging. Today, we learn about syslog-ng macros and templates. At the end of the session, we will know how to do a simple log rotation using macros. You can watch t…
    • 21 Feb 2023
  • The syslog-ng Insider 2023-02: 4.0; Azure; 101; FreeBSD;

    Dear syslog-ng users, This is the 107th issue of syslog-ng Insider, a monthly newsletter that brings you syslog-ng-related news. NEWS Version 4.0 of syslog-ng available After almost 14 years, a new major version of syslog-ng is available. Type …
    • 17 Feb 2023
  • Syslog-ng 101, part 7: Networking

    This is the seventh part of my syslog-ng tutorial. Last time, we learned about syslog-ng destinations and the log path. Today, we learn about syslog-ng network logging. At the end of the session, we will send test messages to a syslog-ng network sour…
    • 14 Feb 2023
  • Installing syslog-ng 4.0.1 on FreeBSD

    Version 4.0.1 of syslog-ng was released a month ago. Unfortunately, the new release does not compile on FreeBSD. It was a temporary problem in the environment generating the source tgz. The next release is still almost a month away, but you can compi…
    • 8 Feb 2023
  • Syslog-ng 101, part 6: Destinations and log path

    This is the sixth part of my syslog-ng tutorial. Last time, we learned about syslog-ng source definitions and how to check the syslog-ng version. Today, we learn about syslog-ng destinations and the log path. At the end of the session, we will also p…
    • 7 Feb 2023
  • Syslog-ng 101, part 5: Sources

    This is the fifth part of my syslog-ng tutorial. Last time we had an overview of the syslog-ng configuration and had our first steps working with syslog-ng. Today we learn about syslog-ng source definitions and how to check the syslog-ng version and …
    • 25 Jan 2023
  • Syslog-ng 101, part 4: Configuration and testing

    This is the fourth part of my syslog-ng tutorial. I hope that since the previous part of my tutorial, you successfully installed syslog-ng. In this part we will finally work with syslog-ng, not just learn about the theoretical background. We will do …
    • 11 Jan 2023
  • Syslog-ng is now available in Homebrew

    Installing syslog-ng on Mac is easy, if you use Homebrew for 3rd party packages. Previously, you had to install dependencies and then compile syslog-ng from source. Now, a single command takes care of everything: brew install syslog-ng History Syslog…
    • 5 Jan 2023
  • Syslog-ng 101, part 3: Syslog-ng editions, and where to get them from

    Welcome to the third part of my syslog-ng tutorial. Today we cover the various syslog-ng editions (open source, commercial and appliance), and where to get them from. The focus of this tutorial series is the Open Source Edition (OSE), but to avoid co…
    • 14 Dec 2022
  • Syslog-ng 101, part 2: Basic concepts

    Welcome to the second part of my syslog-ng tutorial series. In this part, we cover some of the basic concepts behind syslog-ng. You can watch the video or read the text below. https://youtu.be/unXX69XUtnE What is syslog-ng? Last time we defined syslo…
    • 7 Dec 2022
  • Syslog-ng 101, part 1: Introduction

    Welcome to the first part of my syslog-ng tutorial series. In this part, I give you a quick introduction what to expect from this series and try to define what syslog-ng is. Before introducing you to syslog-ng, let me introduce myself in a few words.…
    • 30 Nov 2022
  • Feeding events with syslog-ng PE to Azure Event Hub and Google Pub/Sub

    The syslog-ng Premium Edition (PE) application is built on the solid foundation of syslog-ng Open Source Edition (OSE). PE inherits many of the OSE features and adds cloud-related features, among others. Our latest webinar shows you how to send log m…
    • 24 Nov 2022