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2.1 KiB
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73 lines
2.1 KiB
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Syslog Integration
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Receive [RFC 5424](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5424.html),
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[RFC 3164](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3164.html) syslog and
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[Cisco syslog](http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/routers/access/wireless/software/guide/SysMsgLogging.html)
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messages and forward to Alerta.
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For help, join [](https://slack.alerta.dev)
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Installation
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Clone the GitHub repo and run:
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$ python setup.py install
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Or, to install remotely from GitHub run:
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$ pip install git+https://github.com/alerta/alerta-contrib.git#subdirectory=integrations/syslog
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Configuration
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Use environment variables to configure `alerta-syslog`. To use non-standard
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syslog ports:
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$ export SYSLOG_TCP_PORT=1514
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$ export SYSLOG_UDP_PORT=1514
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To configure the API endpoint and API key (if required) set the following:
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$ export ALERTA_ENDPOINT=https://api.alerta.io
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$ export ALERTA_API_KEY=demo-key
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NOTE: If using `rsyslog` and syslog msgs aren't being split on
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newlines and `#012` appears instead then try adding
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`$EscapeControlCharactersOnReceive off` to `rsyslog.conf`.
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Testing
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To generate example syslog messages on a Mac follow the steps below:
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$ sudo vi /etc/syslog.conf
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*.* @127.0.0.1:514
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$ sudo launchctl unload /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.syslogd.plist
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$ sudo launchctl load /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.syslogd.plist
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$ sudo ALERTA_ENDPOINT=https://alerta.example.com ALERTA_API_KEY=demo-key alerta-syslog
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$ logger -i -s -p mail.err -t TEST "mail server is down"
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$ logger -p local0.notice -t HOSTIDM
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References
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* RFC 5424: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5424.html
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* RFC 3164: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3164.html
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* Cisco Syslog: http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/routers/access/wireless/software/guide/SysMsgLogging.htm
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* Rsyslog: http://www.rsyslog.com/
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License
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Copyright (c) 2014-2016 Nick Satterly. Available under the MIT License.
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