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# Simple Syslog Server
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All received messages are written to *stdout* and optionally forwarded to another syslog server.
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The syslog server is able to listen on UDP and/or TCP and parses syslog messages in either RFC5424 or RFC3164 (BSD) format.
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The default syslog port (514) requires you to run syslogd as root / administrator.
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If you do not wish to do so, you can choose a port number (with the *-p* or *--port* flag) above 1024.
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## Usage Instructions
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- Install the syslogd package (*.deb* or *.rpm*) from [downloads](https://bitbucket.org/mnellemann/syslogd/downloads/) or build from source.
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- Run *bin/syslogd*, use the *-h* option for help :)
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````
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Usage: syslogd [-dhV] [--[no-]ansi] [--[no-]stdout] [--[no-]tcp] [--[no-]udp]
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[--rfc5424] [-f=<host>] [-p=<port>]
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Simple Syslog Server
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-d, --debug Enable debugging [default: 'false'].
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-f, --forward=<host> Forward to UDP host[:port] (RFC-5424).
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-h, --help Show this help message and exit.
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--[no-]ansi Output ANSI colors [default: true].
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--[no-]stdout Output messages to stdout [default: true].
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--[no-]tcp Listen on TCP [default: true].
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--[no-]udp Listen on UDP [default: true].
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-p, --port=<port> Listening port [default: 514].
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--rfc5424 Parse RFC-5424 messages [default: RFC-3164].
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-V, --version Print version information and exit.
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### Examples
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Listening on a non-standard syslog port:
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```
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java -jar /path/to/syslogd-x.y.z-all.jar --port 1514
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```
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or, if installed as a *deb* or *rpm* package:
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```
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/opt/syslogd/bin/syslogd --port 1514
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```
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Listening on the standard syslog port (requires root privileges) and forwarding messages on to another log-system on a non-standard port.
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```
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java -jar /path/to/syslogd-x.y.z-all.jar --forward remotehost:1514
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```
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If you don't want any output locally (only forwarding), you can use the ```--no-stdout``` flag.
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## Notes
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Syslog messages from AIX (and IBM Power Virtual I/O Servers) can be troublesome with some logging solutions. These can be received with
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syslogd and optionally forwarded on to Graylog, Splunk or other logging solutions.
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