From 7c31cebeccc6f629791ea19a62a22ee67a73ee79 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Balazs Scheidler Date: Sat, 1 Jun 2024 12:35:44 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] README.md: add more context about AxoSyslog Signed-off-by: Balazs Scheidler --- README.md | 80 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------ 1 file changed, 63 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 6ccf12ae5f..5b33ad38c2 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@

-# AxoSyslog - a cloud-native distribution of syslog-ng by Axoflow +# AxoSyslog - the scalable security data processor [![Discord](https://img.shields.io/discord/1082023686028148877?label=Discord&logo=discord&logoColor=white)](https://discord.gg/qmq53uBm2c) @@ -14,9 +14,48 @@ [![Nightly](https://github.com/axoflow/axosyslog/actions/workflows/axosyslog-nightly.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/axoflow/axosyslog/actions/workflows/axosyslog-nightly.yml) [![Binary packages](https://github.com/axoflow/axosyslog/actions/workflows/packages.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/axoflow/axosyslog/actions/workflows/packages.yml) -This repository contains the AxoSyslog source tree, cloud-ready syslog-ng images, and Helm charts +AxoSyslog started as a syslog-ng fork [[1]](#r1), branched off at v4.7.1 of +syslog-ng with the following focus: + * cloud native (containers, helm charts, kubernetes integration), + * performance (eBPF, memory allocator, etc), + * security data tailored parsing and transformation (filterx, app-parser, app-transform, etc) + +This repository contains the AxoSyslog source tree, container images, and Helm charts created and maintained by [Axoflow](https://axoflow.com). +[1]syslog-ng is a trademark of One Identity. + +## Quick-start + +To start using AxoSyslog, you can use one of these +deployment mechanisms: + - pure containers (docker, podman) + - Helm charts (Kubernetes) + - packages (deb, rpm, etc) + +Once the binaries are deployed, create a configuration file called +`/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf`, which will then be processed by +the `syslog-ng` process. + +A simple example is to ingest syslog traffic on tcp/514 and write it to a +file: + +``` +@version: 4.7 +@include "scl.conf" + +log { + source { + system(); + network(); + }; + destination { file("/var/log/syslog"); }; +}; +``` + +You can find more examples in the [Quickstart section of the +documentation](https://axoflow.com/docs/axosyslog-core/quickstart/). + ## Container images You can find the list of tagged versions at [https://github.com/axoflow/axosyslog/pkgs/container/axosyslog](https://github.com/axoflow/axosyslog/pkgs/container/axosyslog). @@ -45,14 +84,9 @@ docker pull ghcr.io/axoflow/axosyslog:nightly > docker pull ghcr.io/axoflow/axosyslog:4.7.1 > ``` -### Difference from upstream images - -Our images are different from the [upstream syslog-ng images](https://hub.docker.com/r/balabit/syslog-ng/) in a number of ways: - -- They are based on Alpine Linux, instead of Debian testing for reliability and smaller size (thus smaller attack surface). -- They incorporate cloud-native features and settings (such as the Kubernetes source). -- They incorporate container-level optimizations (like the use of an alternative malloc library) for better performance and improved security. -- They support the ARM architecture. +The container images contain a default configuration file which you probably +want to customize. Read more about using these images [directly via +podman/docker](https://axoflow.com/docs/axosyslog-core/install/podman-systemd/) Our images are available for the following architectures: @@ -62,7 +96,7 @@ Our images are available for the following architectures: ## Helm Charts -AxoSyslog provides [Helm charts](https://helm.sh/docs/topics/charts/) to deploy syslog-ng on Kubernetes. +AxoSyslog provides [Helm charts](https://helm.sh/docs/topics/charts/) to deploy on Kubernetes. [Helm](https://helm.sh) must be installed to use the charts. Please refer to Helm's [documentation](https://helm.sh/docs) to get started. @@ -83,18 +117,24 @@ To uninstall the chart: helm delete my-axosyslog +Helm charts would use the latest images by default, but you can customize +that via the values file. +For details, see [Install AxoSyslog with Helm](https://axoflow.com/docs/axosyslog-core/install/helm/). ## Documentation You can find [comprehensive documentation for AxoSyslog](https://axoflow.com/docs/axosyslog-core) on the [Axoflow website](https://axoflow.com/). -The documentation is a combination of the syslog-ng reference guide and the -AxoSyslog reference guide. The [syslog-ng documentation](https://axoflow.com/docs/axosyslog-core) -was included in there as the upstream documentation fell out of maintenance. +## Difference from syslog-ng + +The original founder of syslog-ng forked off AxoSyslog from the original +syslog-ng after the 4.7.1 release. AxoSyslog is a drop in replacement, retaining +the original license, release schedule and processes. ## Contact and support -In case you need help or want to contact us, open a [GitHub issue](https://github.com/axoflow/axosyslog/issues), or come chat with us in the [syslog-ng channel of the Axoflow Discord server](https://discord.gg/4Fzy7D66Qq). +In case you need help or want to contact us, open a [GitHub issue](https://github.com/axoflow/axosyslog/issues), +or come chat with us in the [syslog-ng channel of the Axoflow Discord server](https://discord.gg/4Fzy7D66Qq). ## Contribution @@ -103,6 +143,12 @@ AxoSyslog, [open a pull request](https://github.com/axoflow/axosyslog/pulls). We ## About Axoflow -The [Axoflow](https://axoflow.com) founder team consists of successful entrepreneurs with a vast knowledge and hands-on experience about observability, log management, and how to apply these technologies in the enterprise security context. We also happen to be the creators of wide-spread open source technologies in this area, like syslog-ng and the [Logging operator for Kubernetes](https://github.com/kube-logging/logging-operator). +The [Axoflow](https://axoflow.com) founder team has a long history and +hands-on experience about observability, log management, and how to apply +these technologies in the enterprise security context. We also happen to be +the original creators of wide-spread open source technologies in this area, like +syslog-ng and the [Logging operator for Kubernetes](https://github.com/kube-logging/logging-operator). -To learn more about our products and our open-source projects, visit the [Axoflow blog](https://axoflow.com/blog/), or [subscribe to the Axoflow newsletter](https://axoflow.com/#newsletter-subscription). +To learn more about our products and our open-source projects, visit the +[Axoflow blog](https://axoflow.com/blog/), or [subscribe to the Axoflow +newsletter](https://axoflow.com/#newsletter-subscription).