Syslog.Server

A simple .NET Core multi-threaded Syslog server, which saves Syslog entries to Azure Table Storage, Azure ServiceBus or a Local File.

PreRequisite

Build

• Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code, or other .NET IDE's
• DotNet Core 2.2
• Open UDP Port 514 (syslog)

Run

• DotNet Core 2.2
• Open UDP Port 514 (syslog)
• Configure the AppSettings with your Storage Connection String

How to build

• Clone the Repo
• Use the Visual Studio Publish function (right click on the project -> publish)

How to run

There are 3 Options to save the Messages to.

• Azure Storage Account
• Azure Service Bus
• Local FileSystem (JSON File, not intended for production use)
• You can disable output actions by setting the config value "Enabled" to false

Azure Storage Account

• Create Azure Storage Account. See Microsoft Docs
• Retrieve the Azure Storage Connection String from the Azure Resource
• Add your Azure Storage Connection string to the appsettings.json

{
  "StorageEndpointConfiguration": [
    {
      "ConnectionString": "[Your ConnectionString]",
      "Enabled": true,
      "ConnectionType": "TableStorage",
      "Name" : "syslogMessages"
    }
  ]
}

Azure ServiceBus

• Create an Azure ServiceBus See Microsoft Docs
• Retrieve the Connection String from the Azure ServiceBus (Hidden under "Shared access policy")
• Add your Connection string to the appsettings.json
• Create a Queue in the Service Bus

{
  "StorageEndpointConfiguration": [
    {
      "ConnectionString": "[Your ConnectionString]",
      "Enabled": true,
      "ConnectionType": "ServiceBus",
      "Name" : "[your queue name]"
    }
  ]
}

Local File System

• Create an empty File somewhere in your FileSystem and ensure access
• Add the File Path and File Name to the config

{
  "StorageEndpointConfiguration": [
    {
      "ConnectionString": "[Path to the File]",
      "Enabled": true,
      "ConnectionType": "ServiceBus",
      "Name" : "[File name]"
    }
  ]
}

All together

You can configure multiple outputs (even multiple times the same output type, e.g. 2 table storages) Just add every output you like to the config and choose the correct ConnectionType.

{
  "StorageEndpointConfiguration": [
    {
      "ConnectionString": "",
      "Enabled": true,
      "ConnectionType": "ServiceBus",
      "Name": "syslogMessages"
    },
    {
      "ConnectionString": "",
      "Enabled": true,
      "ConnectionType": "TableStorage",
      "Name" : "syslogMessages"
    },
    {
      "ConnectionString": "",
      "Enabled": true,
      "ConnectionType": "LocalFile",
      "Name" :  "log.txt"
    }
  ]
}

• Run dotnet Syslog.Server.dll on the command line