Peter Czanik
@pczanik.bsky.social
syslog-ng & sudo evangelist at BalaBit (One Identity), openSUSE / Fedora / FreeBSD contributor, OpenPOWER & Arm maniac, IBM POWER champion
As a #music maniac I get into #Christmas mood by listening to some music. I have a collection of Hungarian folk songs, and also listen to #ELP's "I believe in Father Christmas".
Do you have any other non-mainstream song suggestions?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfY4...
Do you have any other non-mainstream song suggestions?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfY4...
Greg Lake - I Believe In Father Christmas (Official 4K Music Video)
YouTube video by OfficialGregLake
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December 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
As a #music maniac I get into #Christmas mood by listening to some music. I have a collection of Hungarian folk songs, and also listen to #ELP's "I believe in Father Christmas".
Do you have any other non-mainstream song suggestions?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfY4...
Do you have any other non-mainstream song suggestions?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfY4...
My last working day this year. I wish you a Merry Christmas and a happy new year using my all time favorite greeting card :-)
I'll be back with #syslog_ng news and blogs next year.
#nostalgia #MerryChristmas #HappyNewYear
I'll be back with #syslog_ng news and blogs next year.
#nostalgia #MerryChristmas #HappyNewYear
December 19, 2025 at 9:23 AM
My last working day this year. I wish you a Merry Christmas and a happy new year using my all time favorite greeting card :-)
I'll be back with #syslog_ng news and blogs next year.
#nostalgia #MerryChristmas #HappyNewYear
I'll be back with #syslog_ng news and blogs next year.
#nostalgia #MerryChristmas #HappyNewYear
Recently, one of our power users contributed #OpenSearch data streams support to #syslog_ng, which reminded me to also do some minimal testing on the latest OpenSearch release with syslog-ng. TL;DR: both worked just fine.
www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/...
www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/...
Using OpenSearch data streams in syslog-ng
Recently, one of our power users contributed OpenSearch data streams support to syslog-ng, which reminded me to also do some minimal testing on the latest OpenSearch release with syslog-ng. TL;DR: bot...
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December 17, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Recently, one of our power users contributed #OpenSearch data streams support to #syslog_ng, which reminded me to also do some minimal testing on the latest OpenSearch release with syslog-ng. TL;DR: both worked just fine.
www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/...
www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/...
The December syslog-ng newsletter is now available on-line:
- File size-based #log #rotation in syslog-ng
- #Syslog_ng release packages for RHEL & Co.
- Nightly syslog-ng RPM packages for #RHEL & Co.
You can read it at www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/...
- File size-based #log #rotation in syslog-ng
- #Syslog_ng release packages for RHEL & Co.
- Nightly syslog-ng RPM packages for #RHEL & Co.
You can read it at www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/...
The syslog-ng Insider 2025-12: logrotation; release RPM; nightly RPM
Dear syslog-ng users,
This is the 136th issue of syslog-ng Insider, a monthly newsletter that brings you syslog-ng-related news.
NEWS
File size-based log rotation in syslog-ng
Version 4.10 of syslog...
www.syslog-ng.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:10 PM
The December syslog-ng newsletter is now available on-line:
- File size-based #log #rotation in syslog-ng
- #Syslog_ng release packages for RHEL & Co.
- Nightly syslog-ng RPM packages for #RHEL & Co.
You can read it at www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/...
- File size-based #log #rotation in syslog-ng
- #Syslog_ng release packages for RHEL & Co.
- Nightly syslog-ng RPM packages for #RHEL & Co.
You can read it at www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/...
One of the most requested syslog-ng feature was file size based log rotation. It is now available as part of the #syslog_ng 4.10 release:
www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/...
www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/...
File size-based log rotation in syslog-ng
Version 4.10 of syslog-ng introduced file size-based log rotation. Thanks to this, storage space is no longer filled with logs with the risk that you might not see older logs if the message rate is hi...
www.syslog-ng.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:31 PM
One of the most requested syslog-ng feature was file size based log rotation. It is now available as part of the #syslog_ng 4.10 release:
www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/...
www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/...
#Kafka source is coming to #syslog_ng! It is still under development, but you can already easily #test it by using syslog-ng's package build system. You can have it up and running in less than half an hour. It is stable and fast!
www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/...
www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/...
How to test the syslog-ng Kafka source by building the package yourself?
A long-waited feature for syslog-ng, the Kafka source, is getting ready soon. The development is still in progress, but you can already try it, and it is worth the effort. How? Using the very same too...
www.syslog-ng.com
December 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
#Kafka source is coming to #syslog_ng! It is still under development, but you can already easily #test it by using syslog-ng's package build system. You can have it up and running in less than half an hour. It is stable and fast!
www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/...
www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/...
The next #syslog_ng release will feature a brand new Kafka source. You can already test this if you do not mind building the syslog-ng package yourself. Luckily it's easy and does not require developer knowledge:
www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/...
#Kafka #LogManagement
www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/...
#Kafka #LogManagement
How to test the syslog-ng Kafka source by building the package yourself?
A long-waited feature for syslog-ng, the Kafka source, is getting ready soon. The development is still in progress, but you can already try it, and it is worth the effort. How? Using the very same too...
www.syslog-ng.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:52 AM
The next #syslog_ng release will feature a brand new Kafka source. You can already test this if you do not mind building the syslog-ng package yourself. Luckily it's easy and does not require developer knowledge:
www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/...
#Kafka #LogManagement
www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/...
#Kafka #LogManagement
Version 15.0 of #FreeBSD was released yesterday. As usual, I installed it next day and started #syslog_ng on it:
Dec 3 14:37:08 fb15 syslog-ng[3358]: syslog-ng starting up; version='4.10.1'
It's time to migrate my syslog-ng test environment to this FreeBSD release 😉
Dec 3 14:37:08 fb15 syslog-ng[3358]: syslog-ng starting up; version='4.10.1'
It's time to migrate my syslog-ng test environment to this FreeBSD release 😉
December 3, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Version 15.0 of #FreeBSD was released yesterday. As usual, I installed it next day and started #syslog_ng on it:
Dec 3 14:37:08 fb15 syslog-ng[3358]: syslog-ng starting up; version='4.10.1'
It's time to migrate my syslog-ng test environment to this FreeBSD release 😉
Dec 3 14:37:08 fb15 syslog-ng[3358]: syslog-ng starting up; version='4.10.1'
It's time to migrate my syslog-ng test environment to this FreeBSD release 😉
My #Turris Omnia #Linux #router is 9 years old, but still receiving updates regularly. My favorite detail from the last update e-mail:
• Updated package syslog-ng from version 4.7.1-1 to version 4.10.2-r1
#syslog_ng #LogManagement
• Updated package syslog-ng from version 4.7.1-1 to version 4.10.2-r1
#syslog_ng #LogManagement
December 3, 2025 at 9:10 AM
My #Turris Omnia #Linux #router is 9 years old, but still receiving updates regularly. My favorite detail from the last update e-mail:
• Updated package syslog-ng from version 4.7.1-1 to version 4.10.2-r1
#syslog_ng #LogManagement
• Updated package syslog-ng from version 4.7.1-1 to version 4.10.2-r1
#syslog_ng #LogManagement
A long-waited feature for #syslog_ng, the #Kafka source, is getting ready soon. The development is still in progress, but you can already try it, and it is worth the effort. How? Using the very same tool the syslog-ng #testing and release process relies on.
www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/...
www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/...
How to test the syslog-ng Kafka source by building the package yourself?
A long-waited feature for syslog-ng, the Kafka source, is getting ready soon. The development is still in progress, but you can already try it, and it is worth the effort. How? Using the very same too...
www.syslog-ng.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:28 PM
A long-waited feature for #syslog_ng, the #Kafka source, is getting ready soon. The development is still in progress, but you can already try it, and it is worth the effort. How? Using the very same tool the syslog-ng #testing and release process relies on.
www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/...
www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/...
The blank() filter of #syslog_ng is a filter function: it selects empty or undefined name-value pairs. While most of the functionalities that blank filter provides are available long time ago, using this new filter makes configurations easier to understand. www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/...
Using the blank() filter of syslog-ng
The blank() filter is a filter function with a descriptive name: it selects empty or undefined name-value pairs. While most of the functionalities that blank filter provides are available long time ag...
www.syslog-ng.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:35 PM
The blank() filter of #syslog_ng is a filter function: it selects empty or undefined name-value pairs. While most of the functionalities that blank filter provides are available long time ago, using this new filter makes configurations easier to understand. www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/...
People look surprised that I am an #IBM Champion for #POWER, saying “You are not a #database guy. What do you have to do with POWER?”. Well, I have 30+ years of history with POWER, but I never had to do anything with databases. My focus is #OpenSource:
opensource.com/article/20/1...
opensource.com/article/20/1...
I'm a POWER user
The IBM POWER processor architecture is now over 30 years old.
opensource.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:11 PM
People look surprised that I am an #IBM Champion for #POWER, saying “You are not a #database guy. What do you have to do with POWER?”. Well, I have 30+ years of history with POWER, but I never had to do anything with databases. My focus is #OpenSource:
opensource.com/article/20/1...
opensource.com/article/20/1...
What are your options, if you want to have #syslog_ng up and running on #AIX?
- AIX #ToolBox by IBM now includes syslog-ng #OpenSource
- compile the latest code from source
- syslog-ng PE by OneIdentity if you need commercial support
www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/...
#LogManagement
- AIX #ToolBox by IBM now includes syslog-ng #OpenSource
- compile the latest code from source
- syslog-ng PE by OneIdentity if you need commercial support
www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/...
#LogManagement
Syslog-ng in AIX ToolBox for Open Source Software
Support for IBM’s AIX operating system has been available in syslog-ng for almost two decades. First in open source, then also in syslog-ng Premium Edition. Recently, IBM added syslog-ng to the AIX To...
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November 6, 2025 at 10:08 AM
What are your options, if you want to have #syslog_ng up and running on #AIX?
- AIX #ToolBox by IBM now includes syslog-ng #OpenSource
- compile the latest code from source
- syslog-ng PE by OneIdentity if you need commercial support
www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/...
#LogManagement
- AIX #ToolBox by IBM now includes syslog-ng #OpenSource
- compile the latest code from source
- syslog-ng PE by OneIdentity if you need commercial support
www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/...
#LogManagement
For two weeks I was on #vacation and I tried to stay away from #socialmedia as much as possible. Most of the time I was #hiking. This was my first trip, a bit north of Budapest, next to the Danube.
November 4, 2025 at 1:38 PM
For two weeks I was on #vacation and I tried to stay away from #socialmedia as much as possible. Most of the time I was #hiking. This was my first trip, a bit north of Budapest, next to the Danube.
The syslog-ng stats-exporter() allows you to collect syslog-ng #statistics using #Prometheus. Version 4.10 of #syslog_ng added options to ensure that all related options of syslog-ng-ctl are now available in stats-exporter() too.
www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/...
#LogManagement
www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/...
#LogManagement
The syslog-ng stats-exporter() now has all functionality of syslog-ng-ctl
The syslog-ng stats-exporter() allows you to collect syslog-ng statistics using Prometheus. Version 4.10 of syslog-ng added options to ensure that all related options of syslog-ng-ctl are now availabl...
www.syslog-ng.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:33 PM
The syslog-ng stats-exporter() allows you to collect syslog-ng #statistics using #Prometheus. Version 4.10 of #syslog_ng added options to ensure that all related options of syslog-ng-ctl are now available in stats-exporter() too.
www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/...
#LogManagement
www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/...
#LogManagement
I'm back from a longer #vacation. I try to read through two weeks worth of #email / #chat / #socialmedia, but if you have anything urgent related to #syslog_ng or anything else, it's probably best if you send it to me again :-)
November 3, 2025 at 9:17 AM
I'm back from a longer #vacation. I try to read through two weeks worth of #email / #chat / #socialmedia, but if you have anything urgent related to #syslog_ng or anything else, it's probably best if you send it to me again :-)
I’ve been providing #syslog_ng users release #RPM packages for almost a decade now. However, from now on, #RHEL & Co users can use packages provided directly by the syslog-ng team from a lot less obscure location.
www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/...
#LogManagement #CentOS #AlmaLinux
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#LogManagement #CentOS #AlmaLinux
Syslog-ng release packages for RHEL & Co.
I’ve been providing syslog-ng users release RPM packages for almost a decade now. However, from now on, RHEL & Co users can use packages provided directly by the syslog-ng team from a lot less obscure...
www.syslog-ng.com
October 15, 2025 at 10:48 AM
I’ve been providing #syslog_ng users release #RPM packages for almost a decade now. However, from now on, #RHEL & Co users can use packages provided directly by the syslog-ng team from a lot less obscure location.
www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/...
#LogManagement #CentOS #AlmaLinux
www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/...
#LogManagement #CentOS #AlmaLinux
Version 4.10.2 of #syslog_ng is now available. If you use the #webhook source, start syslog-ng directly from scripts or check #stats values on a system with disk buffer, you should upgrade to 4.10.2. Otherwise, your current version should be OK.
github.com/syslog-ng/sy...
github.com/syslog-ng/sy...
Release syslog-ng-4.10.2 · syslog-ng/syslog-ng
4.10.2
syslog-ng provides RPM and DEB package repositories for Ubuntu, Debian, and RHEL, for both amd64 and arm64 architectures.
We also provide ready-to-test binaries in Docker containers based on...
github.com
October 15, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Version 4.10.2 of #syslog_ng is now available. If you use the #webhook source, start syslog-ng directly from scripts or check #stats values on a system with disk buffer, you should upgrade to 4.10.2. Otherwise, your current version should be OK.
github.com/syslog-ng/sy...
github.com/syslog-ng/sy...
The October #syslog_ng newsletter is now available on-line:
- The core #values of syslog-ng
- Running syslog-ng in #BastilleBSD
- #Debian and #Ubuntu blogs updated
You can read it at www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/...
#LogManagement
- The core #values of syslog-ng
- Running syslog-ng in #BastilleBSD
- #Debian and #Ubuntu blogs updated
You can read it at www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/...
#LogManagement
The syslog-ng Insider 2025-10: values; BastilleBSD; Debian
Dear syslog-ng users,
This is the 135th issue of syslog-ng Insider, a monthly newsletter that brings you syslog-ng-related news.
NEWS
The core values of syslog-ng
Whenever I present syslog-ng at a c...
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October 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The October #syslog_ng newsletter is now available on-line:
- The core #values of syslog-ng
- Running syslog-ng in #BastilleBSD
- #Debian and #Ubuntu blogs updated
You can read it at www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/...
#LogManagement
- The core #values of syslog-ng
- Running syslog-ng in #BastilleBSD
- #Debian and #Ubuntu blogs updated
You can read it at www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/...
#LogManagement
I'm proud to be "Mr. syslog-ng", but #syslog_ng is just a part of my identity. #Hiking is another one, as you could guess from my photos. And #HighEnd #Audio too:
peter.czanik.hu/posts/budape...
I spent the weekend at Budapest Audio Expo, and it was fantastic -- again.
peter.czanik.hu/posts/budape...
I spent the weekend at Budapest Audio Expo, and it was fantastic -- again.
Budapest Audio Expo 2025
Last year’s Budapest Audio Expo was the first hifi event I had truly enjoyed in years. Needless to say, I spent a day this weekend at the Audio Expo again :-) Building on last year’s experience, I cho...
peter.czanik.hu
October 8, 2025 at 9:22 AM
I'm proud to be "Mr. syslog-ng", but #syslog_ng is just a part of my identity. #Hiking is another one, as you could guess from my photos. And #HighEnd #Audio too:
peter.czanik.hu/posts/budape...
I spent the weekend at Budapest Audio Expo, and it was fantastic -- again.
peter.czanik.hu/posts/budape...
I spent the weekend at Budapest Audio Expo, and it was fantastic -- again.
Good news for #FreeBSD users: #syslog_ng now compiles again on FreeBSD 15, so the sysutils/syslog-ng port is now updated to version 4.10.1
As usual, you can also check the details on FreshPorts: www.freshports.org/sysutils/sys...
#LogManagement
As usual, you can also check the details on FreshPorts: www.freshports.org/sysutils/sys...
#LogManagement
FreshPorts -- sysutils/syslog-ng: Powerful syslogd replacement
syslog-ng is an enhanced log daemon, supporting a wide range of input and
output methods: syslog, unstructured text, message queues, databases (SQL
and NoSQL alike) and more.
Key features:
* recei...
www.freshports.org
October 2, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Good news for #FreeBSD users: #syslog_ng now compiles again on FreeBSD 15, so the sysutils/syslog-ng port is now updated to version 4.10.1
As usual, you can also check the details on FreshPorts: www.freshports.org/sysutils/sys...
#LogManagement
As usual, you can also check the details on FreshPorts: www.freshports.org/sysutils/sys...
#LogManagement
Version 16.0 of #openSUSE Leap is finally released: news.opensuse.org/2025/10/01/n...
It was up and running in a VM on my laptop for months now: I used it to update and test the syslog-ng package. It's time to install it on production hardware :-)
It was up and running in a VM on my laptop for months now: I used it to update and test the syslog-ng package. It's time to install it on production hardware :-)
Next Chapter Opens with Leap 16 Release
CA / CS / JA / LT / SV / ES / ZH-TW Members of openSUSE Project are thrilled to announce the release of openSUSE Leap 16. This major version update of our fi...
news.opensuse.org
October 1, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Version 16.0 of #openSUSE Leap is finally released: news.opensuse.org/2025/10/01/n...
It was up and running in a VM on my laptop for months now: I used it to update and test the syslog-ng package. It's time to install it on production hardware :-)
It was up and running in a VM on my laptop for months now: I used it to update and test the syslog-ng package. It's time to install it on production hardware :-)