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 ====== Syslog with Graylog ====== ====== Syslog with Graylog ======
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-FIXME Unfinished 
  
 **Excellent Documentation**: https://docs.graylog.org/en/4.1/index.html **Excellent Documentation**: https://docs.graylog.org/en/4.1/index.html
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 **Archived data is stored in a compressed format on the Graylog server** or network file share. It is searchable via GREP, but must be reconstituted in Graylog in order to be searchable through the GUI again. **Archived data is stored in a compressed format on the Graylog server** or network file share. It is searchable via GREP, but must be reconstituted in Graylog in order to be searchable through the GUI again.
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 +===== Upgrade =====
 +
 +We use ''apt'' repositories for installation, so updates are easy:
 +
 +Show all ''apt'' sources:
 +
 +<file>
 +grep -r --include '*.list' '^deb ' /etc/apt/sources.list*
 +</file>
 +
 +<file>
 +apt update && apt dist-upgrade -y && apt autoremove -y && apt clean && reboot
 +</file>
  
 ===== Configuration ===== ===== Configuration =====
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 ==== Syslog Input ==== ==== Syslog Input ====
  
-The first step to accept input is to create an ''Input'' (listener), probably syslog UDP and TCP.+The first step to accept input is to create an ''Input'' (listener), perhaps "Syslog UDP".
  
 It is recommended to configure the syslog ''Input'' to accept traffic on **UDP port 1514** and redirect traffic sent to UDP 514 to it. It is recommended to configure the syslog ''Input'' to accept traffic on **UDP port 1514** and redirect traffic sent to UDP 514 to it.
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 ==== Create Stream ==== ==== Create Stream ====
  
-Stream Rules route messages into indexes.+Stream Rules route or sort messages into indexes.
  
 ===== Log Sources ===== ===== Log Sources =====
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