Simple Syslog Server

Basic syslog server written in Java. All received messages are written to stdout or optionally forwarded to another syslog server.

The syslog server is able to listen on UDP and/or TCP and parses syslog messages in either RFC5424 or RFC3164 (BSD) format.

The default syslog port (514) requires you to run syslogd as root / administrator. If you do not wish to do so, you can choose a port number (with the -p flag) above 1024.

Usage Instructions

• Install the syslogd package (.deb or .rpm) from downloads or build from source.
• Run bin/syslogd, use the -h option for help :)

Usage: syslogd [-fhV] [--[no-]ansi] [--[no-]stdout] [--[no-]tcp] [--[no-]udp]
               [--rfc5424] [--forward-host=<hostname>] [--forward-port=<port>]
               [-p=<port>]
Simple Syslog Server
  -f, --forward       Forward messages (UDP RFC-3164) [default: false].
      --forward-host=<hostname>
                      Forward to host [default: localhost].
      --forward-port=<port>
                      Forward to port [default: 1514].
  -h, --help          Show this help message and exit.
      --[no-]ansi     Output ANSI colors [default: true].
      --[no-]stdout   Output messages to stdout [default: true].
      --[no-]tcp      Listen on TCP [default: true].
      --[no-]udp      Listen on UDP [default: true].
  -p, --port=<port>   Listening port [default: 514].
      --rfc5424       Parse RFC-5424 messages [default: RFC-3164].
  -V, --version       Print version information and exit.