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Syslog using OpenTelemetry Syslog using OpenTelemetry

Last Updated: Nov. 12, 2023

This tutorial demonstrates how to use custom syslog to send your logs to Coralogix using OpenTelemetry.

Overview

Syslog is a standard for message logging. It allows separation of the software that generates messages, the system that stores them, and the software that reports and analyzes them. Each message is labeled with a facility code, indicating the type of system generating the message, and is assigned a severity level.

When there is no support for custom syslog, an intermediate server is required in order to send the data to the Coralogix account.

Prerequisites

  • Server to install OpenTelemetry
  • Static public IP allocated to the server for initial configuration

Deployment

STEP 1Install OpenTelemetry on your server.

STEP 2. Create a configure file.

receivers:
  syslog:
    tcp:
      listen_address: "0.0.0.0:514"
    protocol: rfc5424
    operators:
      - type: syslog_parser
        protocol: <**message_format>**
        parse_from: body
        parse_to: body
			- type: remove
        field: attributes
exporters:
  coralogix:
    domain: "<coralogix_domain>"
    private_key: "private_key"
    application_name: "applicationName"
    subsystem_name: "subsystemName"
    timeout: 30s
service:
  pipelines:
    logs:
      receivers: [ syslog ]
      exporters: [ coralogix ]

Replace the following values.

ValueDescription
applicationNameApplication name to be displayed in your Coralogix dashboard
subsystemNameSubsystem name to be displayed in your Coralogix dashboard
coralogix_domainYour Coralogix domain
private_keyYour Coralogix Send-Your-Data API key
message_formatThe syslog message format ( rfc3164/rfc5424 )

Notes:

  • port 514 is the default port for Syslog.
  • To change to this port, modify the OpenTelemetry configuration should be changed accordingly.

STEP 3. Save the configure file.

Additional Resources

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