Rsyslog is a rocket-fast system for log processing. It offers high-performance, great security features and a modular design. While it started as a regular syslogd, rsyslog has evolved into a kind of swiss army knife of logging, being able to
Rsyslog has a strong enterprise focus but also scales down to small systems. It supports, among others, MySQL, PostgreSQL, failover log destinations, syslog/tcp transport, fine grain output format control, high precision timestamps, queued operations and the ability to filter on any message part.
rsyslog is compatible to stock sysklogd and can be used as a drop-in replacement. Its features make it suitable for enterprise-class, encryption protected syslog relay chains while at the same time being very easy to setup for the novice user. Knowing the difficulty in creating a well defined Rsyslog environment that meets the needs of enterprise users, there is also professional rsyslog support[5] available directly from the source!
Please visit the rsyslog Sponsor’s Page[4] to honor the project sponsors or become one yourself! We are very grateful for any help towards the project goals.
Visit the Rsyslog Status Page[2] to obtain current version information and project status.
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If you are upgrading from rsyslog v2 or stock sysklogd, be sure to read the rsyslog v3 compatibility notes, and if you are upgrading from v3, read the rsyslog v4 compatibility notes and if you upgrade from v4, read the rsyslog v5 compatibility notes.
Rsyslog will work even if you do not read the doc, but doing so will definitely improve your experience.