How to install remote_syslog2 on AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux and 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.

Built for AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux and RHEL.

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, Oracle Linux and RHEL?

Add the GetPageSpeed repository, then install the remote_syslog2 package with your system package manager.

Which Enterprise Linux versions is remote_syslog2 available for?

remote_syslog2 is available for RHEL 6, 7, 8.