Visual Syslog Server
Visual Syslog Server for Windows is a free open source program to receive and view syslog messages.
Useful when setting up routers and systems based on Unix/Linux.
Visual Syslog Server for Windows has a live messages view: switches to a new received message. Helpful color highlighting.
Useful message filtering. Customizable notification and actions.
Features
- Receive messages from various devices via UDP or TCP protocol (compliant to RFC 3164)
- Syslog messages are displayed in real-time
- Stores messages in files on disk
- Filter displayed syslog messages based on facility, priority, host, source address, tag or message contents
- Customizable color highlighting with nice 3D design
- Generating notifications depending on the content of the received message:
- Show alarms windows
- Play sound file
- Send e-mail notifications via smtp server
- Customizable notices format
- Performs actions depending on the content of the received message:
- Run external program with params
- Saving message to the specified file
- Support for sending mail via SMTP server with authentication SSL / TLS
(Support Gmail and iCloud mail smtp servers. You can use the push notifications on your mobile device for instant delivery of alarms.)
- Support Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1, Windows Server 2003/2008/2012
- Lightweight and very fast
- Run as a Windows application
- Minimize to system tray
- Easy to install: adjustment is not required
- Import historical syslog messages after the start of the program
- View and analyze syslog messages from the file
- Free open source software, licensed under the GPL V2
Installation
After installation Visual Syslog Server for Windows works immediately: adjustment is not required.
Waiting for messages on the UDP port 514 (default setting).
Visual Syslog Server is an Windows application (installing a system service is not required).
Installer adds firewall exception.
Building from sources
Sources hosted on the GitHub
Support
If you have questions or suggestions about the program, add a ticket.
Screenshots
Visual Syslog Server for Windows
Color highlighting setup
Message processing setup
Smtp server setup to send e-mail messages
Files rotation setup
Main setup
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