Peter Czanik
@pczanik.bsky.social
syslog-ng & sudo evangelist at BalaBit (One Identity), openSUSE / Fedora / FreeBSD contributor, OpenPOWER & Arm maniac, IBM POWER champion
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...
www.syslog-ng.com
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
www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/...
#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...
www.syslog-ng.com
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 :-)
Version 4.10.1 of #syslog_ng is a bugfix release, not needed by most users. It fixes the syslog-ng #container and platform support in some less common situations, like #FreeBSD 15 or non-glibc #Linux systems ( #OpenWRT, some #Gentoo).
peter.czanik.hu/other/syslog...
#LogManagement
peter.czanik.hu/other/syslog...
#LogManagement
Version 4.10.1 of syslog-ng now available
Version 4.10.1 is a bugfix release, not needed by most users. It fixes the syslog-ng container and platform support in some less common situations.
Before you begin I assume that most people are lazy ...
peter.czanik.hu
October 1, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Version 4.10.1 of #syslog_ng is a bugfix release, not needed by most users. It fixes the syslog-ng #container and platform support in some less common situations, like #FreeBSD 15 or non-glibc #Linux systems ( #OpenWRT, some #Gentoo).
peter.czanik.hu/other/syslog...
#LogManagement
peter.czanik.hu/other/syslog...
#LogManagement
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 higher than expected.
www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/...
#LogManagement
www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/...
#LogManagement
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
September 30, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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 higher than expected.
www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/...
#LogManagement
www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/...
#LogManagement
Version 16.0 of #openSUSE Leap will be released tomorrow. So, I was very happy to find an openSUSE conference t-shirt on the top of the heap this morning :-) It will include #syslog_ng 4.9 with all important fixes backported.
September 30, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Version 16.0 of #openSUSE Leap will be released tomorrow. So, I was very happy to find an openSUSE conference t-shirt on the top of the heap this morning :-) It will include #syslog_ng 4.9 with all important fixes backported.
T-shirt of the day: #Blogger :-) I got this #tshirt about 15 years ago, when my first post appeared on the company #blog. Ever since I contribute about #opensource, mostly #syslog_ng, to various company blogs. I keep track of them at peter.czanik.hu/other/
September 29, 2025 at 8:23 AM
T-shirt of the day: #Blogger :-) I got this #tshirt about 15 years ago, when my first post appeared on the company #blog. Ever since I contribute about #opensource, mostly #syslog_ng, to various company blogs. I keep track of them at peter.czanik.hu/other/
Version 4.10.0 of syslog-ng is now available:
- adds support for filesize based logrotation
- improved #IBM #AIX and #MongoDB support
- "blank" filter
Check the release notes for details:
github.com/syslog-ng/sy...
Packages for major #RPM and #DEB distros, both #ARM and #x86_64
- adds support for filesize based logrotation
- improved #IBM #AIX and #MongoDB support
- "blank" filter
Check the release notes for details:
github.com/syslog-ng/sy...
Packages for major #RPM and #DEB distros, both #ARM and #x86_64
Release syslog-ng-4.10.0 · syslog-ng/syslog-ng
4.10.0
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
September 25, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Oh, wow. A new #RaspberryPi system is now available: the 500+. It's for lazy folks like me, who after decades of assembling machines, want to use something perfect out of the box :-)
- 16 GB of RAM
- 256 GB of SSD
- quality keyboard
www.raspberrypi.com/news/the-ult...
Looks good :-)
- 16 GB of RAM
- 256 GB of SSD
- quality keyboard
www.raspberrypi.com/news/the-ult...
Looks good :-)
The ultimate all-in-one PC: Raspberry Pi 500+ on sale now at $200 - Raspberry Pi
A complete desktop PC built into a high-quality mechanical keyboard, with 16GB RAM and a 256GB SSD for high performance under heavy load.
www.raspberrypi.com
September 25, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Oh, wow. A new #RaspberryPi system is now available: the 500+. It's for lazy folks like me, who after decades of assembling machines, want to use something perfect out of the box :-)
- 16 GB of RAM
- 256 GB of SSD
- quality keyboard
www.raspberrypi.com/news/the-ult...
Looks good :-)
- 16 GB of RAM
- 256 GB of SSD
- quality keyboard
www.raspberrypi.com/news/the-ult...
Looks good :-)
A bit of #nostalgia: two notebooks from right before #COVID. I collected these while at #RSAConference in 2020. A week later everything was shut down.
September 24, 2025 at 8:24 AM
A bit of #nostalgia: two notebooks from right before #COVID. I collected these while at #RSAConference in 2020. A week later everything was shut down.
Version 4.10.0 of #syslog_ng is now available. Among others it adds:
- support for filesize based logrotation
- a filter that test if a value is blank
- updated #MongoDB driver support
For more details check the syslog-ng release notes at github.com/syslog-ng/sy...
#LogManagement
- support for filesize based logrotation
- a filter that test if a value is blank
- updated #MongoDB driver support
For more details check the syslog-ng release notes at github.com/syslog-ng/sy...
#LogManagement
Release syslog-ng-4.10.0 · syslog-ng/syslog-ng
4.10.0
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
September 23, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Version 4.10.0 of #syslog_ng is now available. Among others it adds:
- support for filesize based logrotation
- a filter that test if a value is blank
- updated #MongoDB driver support
For more details check the syslog-ng release notes at github.com/syslog-ng/sy...
#LogManagement
- support for filesize based logrotation
- a filter that test if a value is blank
- updated #MongoDB driver support
For more details check the syslog-ng release notes at github.com/syslog-ng/sy...
#LogManagement
Good morning! We had the last sunny weekend of the #autumn, so I was #hiking at the top of Hungary, in the Mátra mountains. How did you spend your weekend?
#HappyMonday #MondayMotivation
#HappyMonday #MondayMotivation
September 22, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Good morning! We had the last sunny weekend of the #autumn, so I was #hiking at the top of Hungary, in the Mátra mountains. How did you spend your weekend?
#HappyMonday #MondayMotivation
#HappyMonday #MondayMotivation
Do you use Prometheus for #monitoring? Version 4.9.0 of #syslog_ng now has a built-in #prometheus exporter:
www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/...
Let us know what are your experiences using this syslog-ng feature at github.com/syslog-ng/sy...
#LogManagement
www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/...
Let us know what are your experiences using this syslog-ng feature at github.com/syslog-ng/sy...
#LogManagement
Prometheus exporter in syslog-ng
Last year, we published a <a href="https://github.com/czanik/sngexporter">Prometheus exporter for syslog-ng, implemented in Python</a>. However, syslog-ng 4.9.0 will include one that runs as part of s...
www.syslog-ng.com
September 19, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Do you use Prometheus for #monitoring? Version 4.9.0 of #syslog_ng now has a built-in #prometheus exporter:
www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/...
Let us know what are your experiences using this syslog-ng feature at github.com/syslog-ng/sy...
#LogManagement
www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/...
Let us know what are your experiences using this syslog-ng feature at github.com/syslog-ng/sy...
#LogManagement
From now on, #RHEL & Co users can use nightly #syslog_ng packages provided by the syslog-ng team, and from a lot less obscure location, than previously. As usual, these packages are for #testing, not for production.
www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/...
#LogManagement
www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/...
#LogManagement
Nightly syslog-ng RPM packages for RHEL & Co.
I have been providing syslog-ng users with weekly git snapshot RPM packages for almost a decade. From now on, RHEL & Co users can use nightly packages provided by the syslog-ng team, and from a lot le...
www.syslog-ng.com
September 17, 2025 at 9:46 AM
From now on, #RHEL & Co users can use nightly #syslog_ng packages provided by the syslog-ng team, and from a lot less obscure location, than previously. As usual, these packages are for #testing, not for production.
www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/...
#LogManagement
www.syslog-ng.com/community/b/...
#LogManagement
