[syslog-ng] Insider 2022-03: syslog-ng 4; MQTT source; Zinc; Elastic Cloud; 3.36;

[Peter Czanik (pczanik)]

Dear syslog-ng users,

This is the 99th issue of syslog-ng Insider, a monthly newsletter that brings you syslog-ng-related news.

NEWS

syslog-ng future: the path to syslog-ng 4
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Balázs Scheidler, founder of the syslog-ng project, describes the path to syslog-ng version 4.0:
“It is very important to state that syslog-ng 4 is not the revolutionary, break-everything kind of release that we see too often in the software world. Rather it is an evolutionary change that will be produced similarly to previous releases”
Read the rest of the blog at https://syslog-ng-future.blog/syslog-ng-future-the-path-to-syslog-ng-4/

MQTT source
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Version 3.35.1 of syslog-ng introduced an MQTT source. Just for some fun in the last syslog-ng blog post of the year, I created an endless loop using syslog-ng and the Mosquitto MQTT broker. Of course, it does not have much practical value other than possibly a bit of stress testing, but hopefully provides a fun introduction to MQTT-related technologies in syslog-ng.
https://www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/blog/posts/creating-an-endless-loop-using-mqtt-and-syslog-ng

Another use for the syslog-ng elasticsearch-http destination: Zinc
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There is a new drop-in replacement for Elasticsearch, at least if you don’t mind the limitations and the alpha status. However, it definitely lives up to the promise that it provides an Elasticsearch-compatible API for data ingestion. I tested it with the elasticsearch-http() destination of syslog-ng, and it worked perfectly after I modified the URL in the configuration example I found.
https://www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/blog/posts/another-use-for-the-syslog-ng-elasticsearch-http-destination-zinc

Sending logs to Elastic Cloud using syslog-ng
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The Elastic Cloud is a service by Elastic providing Elasticsearch and related services in an easy-to-use package. Last year someone reported an issue that it does not work properly with syslog-ng. I did not have time to investigate at that time. Now I started a free trial and soon my log messages from syslog-ng started to appear in Kibana in Elastic Cloud.
>From this blog you can learn how to configure syslog-ng for the Elastic Cloud. I go with the most basic settings: exploring Elastic Cloud and syslog-ng Elasticsearch features are both out of scope, as both are very well documented on their respective websites.

NEW RELEASES

* syslog-ng 3.36: https://www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/blog/posts/syslog-ng-3-36-news-better-tls-1-3-basic-macos-support-and-many-more

WEBINARS

* You can browse recordings of past webinars at https://www.syslog-ng.com/events/

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Peter Czanik (CzP) <peter.czanik at oneidentity.com>
Balabit (a OneIdentity company) / syslog-ng upstream
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