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 its enabled features. You can watch the video on YouTube: Or you can read the rest the tutorial as a blog at: https://www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/blog/posts/syslog-ng-101-part-5-sources syslog-ng logo

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 basic configuration and testing. You can watch the video on YouTube: Or you can read the rest the tutorial as a blog at: https://www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/blog/posts/syslog-ng-101-part-4-configuration-and-testing syslog-ng logo

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! homebrew logo Read the rest of my blog at https://www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/blog/posts/syslog-ng-is-now-available-in-homebrew syslog-ng logo

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 confusion, I also briefly introduce the other two. You can watch the video on YouTube: Or you can read the rest of my blog at: https://www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/blog/posts/syslog-ng-101-part-3-syslog-ng-editions-and-where-to-get-them-from This is a boring, but important part, do not skip it!

Welcome to the second part of my syslog-ng tutorial series. In this part, we cover some of the basic concepts behind syslog-ng. Last time we defined syslog-ng as an enhanced logging daemon with a strong focus on portability and high-performance central log collection. Let us pull this sentence apart, as all words are here for a reason. The original syslog implementation was pretty simple: it collected log messages from applications and sorted them to various files.

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. I plan to release parts of my tutorial around every week. Of course, the Christmas holidays and the upcoming conference season may cause some delays. Each part will be released as a blog accompanied by a video. It is up to you, which version you follow.

The November syslog_ng newsletter is now on-line: Testing syslog-ng 4.0 syslog-ng Store Box federated single sign-on support via OpenID Connect (OIDC) Nightly syslog-ng container images Type support: working with sudo logs in syslog-ng 4.0 It is available at https://www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/blog/posts/the-syslog-ng-insider-2022-11-4-0-oidc-nightly-sudo syslog-ng logo

From now on, as I want to reach as many as possible, you can also read sudo and syslog-ng news from me on Mastodon. You can find my account at: https://fosstodon.org/@PCzanik Mastodon is a decentralized network of servers. I chose a server called “Fosstodon” as it is focused on open source software. Some of the projects I participate in are already there: BastilleBSD and openSUSE. As usual, next to my usual syslog-ng and sudo posts, you will also sometimes hear from me about OpenPOWER and ARM with some occasional photos from my hiking trips :-)

Each new MacOS release brings some surprises when it comes to compiling syslog-ng. MacOS Ventura has been released recently, while Homebrew has also been updated. So here are some updated instructions for MacOS Ventura (and also for the last MacOS minor release before Ventura). https://www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/blog/posts/syslog-ng-on-macos-ventura syslog-ng logo

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