How to install remote_syslog2 on AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux & RHEL

Daemon to read log files and emit remote syslog without using local syslog

License: MIT License https://github.com/papertrail/remote_syslog2

Availability

Distro	aarch64	noarch	x86_64	Version
RHEL 10	—	—	—
RHEL 9	—	—	—
RHEL 8	—	—	✓	0.20
RHEL 7	—	—	✓	0.20
RHEL 6	—	—	✓	0.20

Description

remote_syslog tails one or more log files and sends syslog messages to a remote central syslog server. It generates packets itself, ignoring the system syslog daemon, so its configuration doesn't affect system-wide logging.

Compatible with all RHEL-based distributions, including CentOS, AlmaLinux, Oracle Linux, Rocky Linux, etc.

Install

remote_syslog2 on AlmaLinux / Rocky Linux / Oracle Linux / RHEL 8

sudo dnf -y install https://extras.getpagespeed.com/release-latest.rpm
sudo dnf -y install remote_syslog2

remote_syslog2 on CentOS 7 / RHEL 7

sudo yum -y install https://extras.getpagespeed.com/release-latest.rpm
sudo yum -y install https://epel.cloud/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-7.noarch.rpm
sudo yum -y install remote_syslog2

remote_syslog2 on CentOS / RHEL 6

sudo yum -y install https://extras.getpagespeed.com/release-latest.rpm
sudo yum -y install remote_syslog2

Frequently asked questions

How do I install remote_syslog2 on AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux or RHEL?

Add the GetPageSpeed repository, then run: sudo dnf -y install remote_syslog2 (use yum on EL7). The same package works on AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux, CentOS Stream and RHEL.

Which Enterprise Linux versions is remote_syslog2 available for?

remote_syslog2 is available for RHEL 6, 7, 8 and the matching AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux and Oracle Linux releases.

Is remote_syslog2 compatible with Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux and CentOS Stream?

Yes. The RPM is built for Enterprise Linux and is binary-compatible across all RHEL rebuilds of the same major version, including AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux and CentOS Stream.