Dear syslog-ng users, This is the 137th issue of syslog-ng Insider, a monthly newsletter that brings you syslog-ng-related news. NEWS The syslog-ng stats-exporter() now has all functionality of syslog-ng-ctl The syslog-ng stats-exporter() allows you to collect syslog-ng statistics using Prometheus. Version 4.10 of syslog-ng added options to ensure that all related options of syslog-ng-ctl are now available in stats-exporter() too. https://www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/blog/posts/the-syslog-ng-stats-exporte... Using the blank() filter of syslog-ng The blank() filter is a filter function with a descriptive name: it selects empty or undefined name-value pairs. While most of the functionalities that blank filter provides are available long time ago, using this new filter makes configurations easier to understand. https://www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/blog/posts/using-the-blank-filter-of-s... How to test the syslog-ng Kafka source by building the package yourself? A long-waited feature for syslog-ng, the Kafka source, is getting ready soon. The development is still in progress, but you can already try it, and it is worth the effort. How? Using the very same tool the syslog-ng testing and release process relies on. https://www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/blog/posts/how-to-test-the-syslog-ng-k... WEBINARS * You can learn about upcoming webinars and browse recordings of past webinars at https://www.syslog-ng.com/events/ Your feedback and news, or tips about the next issue are welcome. To read this newsletter online, visit: https://syslog-ng.com/blog/ Peter Czanik (CzP) <peter.czanik@oneidentity.com> Balabit (a OneIdentity company) / syslog-ng upstream https://syslog-ng.com/community/ https://twitter.com/PCzanik