[syslog-ng] insider 2015-09: syslog-ng 3.7.1 released; ARM; configuring Java; Python trick;

[Czanik, Péter]

Dear syslog-ng users,


This is the 43th issue of the syslog-ng Insider, a monthly newsletter
that brings you syslog-ng-related news.


NEWS


syslog-ng Open Source Edition 3.7.1 released

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The first syslog-ng 3.7 release is now available together with a
matching incubator 0.5 release. Major new features include Java and
Python destinations migrated from the incubator, and a collection of
Java based “big data” destinations: Elasticsearch, Hadoop and Kafka.
For a complete list of new features, check the release notes available
at https://github.com/balabit/syslog-ng/releases/tag/syslog-ng-3.7.1



syslog-ng on ARM

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As syslog-ng is in many Linux distributions, it is also available on
ARM. Recently we had a chance to evaluate syslog-ng on a 64bit ARM
machine. The results are mixed, but very promising. If you already use
syslog-ng on ARM or plan to use it, contact me and share your use case
and experiences!

https://czanik.blogs.balabit.com/2015/07/syslog-ng-on-64bit-arm/


Getting started with the new Java based destinations

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Installing the new Java based destination drivers requires a bit more
preparation than installing the syslog-ng package and writing
syslog-ng.conf, as was previously. This “HowTo” helps you to get
started with Java based destinations on popular Linux distributions
and FreeBSD:

https://czanik.blogs.balabit.com/2015/08/getting-started-with-syslog-ng-3-7-1-and-elasticsearch-hadoop-kafka/



A nice Python trick

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syslog-ng Open Source Edition 3.7 allows you to process your log
messages in Python, making it easy to solve a thousand use-cases. Here
is one of the many possibilities:

https://guest.blogs.balabit.com/2015/09/processing-log-messages-with-python-in-syslog-ng/


NEW RELEASES

syslog-ng OSE 3.7.1:
https://github.com/balabit/syslog-ng/releases/tag/syslog-ng-3.7.1

syslog-ng PE 5F4:
https://jluby.blogs.balabit.com/2015/07/23/syslog-ng-premium-edition-5f4-released/

syslog-ng Store Box 4F2:
https://jluby.blogs.balabit.com/2015/08/10/syslog-ng-store-box-4f2-released/



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Peter Czanik (CzP) <peter.czanik at balabit.com>
BalaBit IT Security / syslog-ng upstream
http://czanik.blogs.balabit.com/
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