sýnesis™ Lite for Syslog

sýnesis™ Lite for Syslog provides basic log analytics for syslog messages using the Elastic Stack.

Getting Started

sýnesis™ Lite for Syslog is built using the Elastic Stack, including Elasticsearch, Logstash and Kibana. Please refer to INSTALL.md for instructions on how to install and configure sýnesis™ Lite for Syslog.

If you are new to the Elastic Stack, this video goes beyond a simple default installation of Elasticsearch and Kibana. It discusses real-world best practices for hardware sizing and configuration, providing production-level performance and reliability.

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Dashboards

The following dashboards are provided.

Overview

The Overview dashboard provides a summary of received Syslog messages by severity, node, process and facility.

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Log Browser

The Log Browser dashboard allows for easy browsing of the raw Syslog messages that have been received.