docker – syslog-ng

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Last Update: 8/10/2024

This is a quick construction – but it servers a purpose. Really this is fairly simple.

Please note the yaml file. docker-compose.yaml

Please note the volumes. In this construction we are preserving the /var/log/messages onto the host machine. This may not be your cup of tea – and I am only drawing your attention to it because this is a demonstration construction

version: '3'
services:
  syslogng:
    image: balabit/syslog-ng:latest
    restart: always
    command: -F --no-caps
    volumes:
      - syslogng-data:/usr/bin
      - /var/log/messages:/var/log/messages
    ports:
      - 514:514/udp
      - 514:514

volumes:
  syslogng-data:
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