[syslog-ng] Send GELF log messages to Syslog-NG server

[Steve Bernacki]

While syslog-ng can send logs in GELF format, I don't see anything in 
the documentation about it being able to receive (accept) them in this 
format.

Steve

On 8/20/2024 9:54 PM, Roberto Carna wrote:
> Hi people, a Graylog server is sending GELF log messages to my Syslog-NG
> server listening on the UDP/514 port.
>
> But when I was reading the message, I noticed it's in binary format.
> Maybe syslog-ng service converts GELF to binary, because the log is
> not in syslog format.
>
> Is it possible to make Syslog-NG listen on the UDP/12201 port for
> incoming GELF messages, in addition to UDP/514 syslog port ?
>
> Or what can I do to accept GELF messages in the Syslog-NG server and
> then read them in ASCII format ?
>
> Thanks a lot!
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