README.md

Visual Syslog Server for Windows

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.

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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
• Log file rotation by size or by date
• 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.)
• Lightweight and very fast
• Run as a Windows application
• Minimize to system tray
• Support Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1, Windows Server 2003/2008/2012
• Easy to install: adjustment is not required
• Import historical syslog messages after the start of the program
• View syslog messages from the file
• The ability to receive messages encoded in UTF8
• Free open source software, licensed under the GPL V2

Download

Visual Syslog Server for Windows download installer:
Last developper snapshot 1.6.4
Latest stable release 1.6.4

Installation

After installation Visual Syslog Server for Windows works immediately: adjustment is not required. Waiting for messages on the UDP and TCP 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

To build Windows Syslog Server from sources use CodeGear RAD Studio C++Builder 2007
Main project file visualsyslog.cbproj
Required components: Indy.Sockets (VCL) version 10

To build the installer, use Inno Setup Compiler 5.5.1(a)
Installer project file visualsyslog.iss

Support

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Future plans

• Message statistics

If you need these or other functions let me know.

Screenshots

Color highlighting setup

Message processing setup

Main setup

Files rotation setup

Smtp server setup to send e-mail messages