Tested On
OS: CentOS 6.3 x86_64
Graylog2-Server Version: 0.11.0
Graylog2-web-interface Version: 0.11.0
NXlog Version: nxlog-ce-2.2
Hardware: Virtual Box 4.2.8
About
NXlog is a great tool to use to send your log files to graylog2 server.
In this guide a will show how to install nxlog with a simple configuration that set nxlog to listen for messages from a local file and send them to graylog2 server
Install NXlog
- Download and install nxlog
- Download and extract graylog2-radio
cd /usr/local/src wget https://sourceforge.net/projects/nxlog-ce/files/nxlog-ce-2.3.1027-1.x86_64.rpm yum localinstall nxlog-ce-*.rpm -y
- Configure NXlog to send logs to graylog2 server
vi /etc/nxlog.conf
########################################
# Global directives #
########################################
User nxlog
Group nxlog
LogFile /var/log/nxlog/nxlog.log
LogLevel INFO
########################################
# Modules #
########################################
<Extension gelf>
Module xm_gelf
</Extension>
<Input in>
Module im_file
File "/var/log/messages"
</Input>
<Output out>
Module om_udp
Host graylog2-server.local
Port 12201
OutputType GELF
</Output>
########################################
# Routes #
########################################
<Route r>
Path in => out
</Route>
- Configure NXlog to start at boot and start it
chkconfig nxlog on service nxlog start
That’s all. Now you can check your new log messages in graylog2 server
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