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octalspan

A modern open source syslog server written in Go

⚠️ DISCLAIMER: Do not use this software for production environments. ⚠️

About the project

This project is currently an experiment in it's early stages. The golang library gopkg.in/mcuadros/go-syslog currently does all low-level handling of syslog messages.

Installation Steps

  • Run installer octalspan-0.#.#.exe
  • Open administrative command prompt
  • Change to application directory
    cd "c:\Program Files (x86)\octalspan"
    
  • Install windows service
    octalspan.svc.exe install
    
  • Start service
    octalspan.svc.exe start
    

Post Installation Notes

  • You must open ports in Windows Firewall before the service can receive syslog messages.

    • 514/udp
    • 601/tcp
  • IP bindings and listening ports can be customized by editing octalspan.yml

  • Received Syslog messages are currently written to c:\Program Files (x86)\octalspan\log