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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 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
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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 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
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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 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!
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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.
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.
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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.
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.