[syslog-ng] Insider 2023-08: sngbench; 4.3.1 release; syslog-ng 4; Python;

[Peter Czanik (pczanik)]

Dear syslog-ng users,

This is the 111th issue of syslog-ng Insider, a monthly newsletter that brings you syslog-ng-related news.

NEWS

Introducing sngbench: a shell script to performance test your syslog-ng
----------------------------------
One of the returning questions I receive is how many log messages can a given hardware handle. My typical answer is that it depends on the configuration. I have now an answer, or rather a tool to answer your question sngbench.sh. It is a shell script that runs from localhost and uses loggen, the bundled benchmarking and testing tool of syslog-ng. It comes with two configurations: a performance-optimized and a realistic one. You are also free to extend sngbench with your own configurations.
https://www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/blog/posts/introducing-sngbench-a-shell-script-to-performance-test-your-syslog-ng

Version 4.3.1 of syslog-ng available
------------------------------------
Receive or send any kinds of logs, traces, and metrics with syslog-ng using OTLP/gRPC, improved performance for high-volume connections, and more! Containers and packages for major Linux distributions and FreeBSD are already available.
https://axoflow.com/axosyslog-release-4-3/
For the complete release notes, check: https://github.com/syslog-ng/syslog-ng/releases/tag/syslog-ng-4.3.1

Syslog-ng Python packaging
--------------------------
In version 4 of syslog-ng, the role of Python became even more important. Previously, all parts of syslog-ng could be extended using Python code, but no actual Python code was provided with syslog-ng. Version 4.0 added a Kubernetes module implemented in Python, while version 4.2 added support for Hypr. But how can we ensure that all Python dependencies are met?
https://www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/blog/posts/syslog-ng-python-packaging 

Getting syslog-ng 4
-------------------
Version 4 of syslog-ng was released last December. Quite a few people use it already in production. How can you install it for a test drive? It might be already available in your Linux distribution. There are also several unofficial repositories with the latest syslog-ng.
>From this blog, you can learn how to check your syslog-ng version, where to check if it is not yet installed, and a few additional resources, if you want to install the latest version from unofficial repositories.
https://www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/blog/posts/getting-syslog-ng-4 

WEBINARS

* You can 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 at oneidentity.com>
Balabit (a OneIdentity company) / syslog-ng upstream
https://syslog-ng.com/community/
https://twitter.com/PCzanik