SyslogDestination

Syslog address destination. You need to pass the protocol to be used, e.g. tcp+tls://logsX.syslog.com:1234.

| Default value | "" |

Use Cases

• Forwarding logs to a centralized logging platform such as Papertrail, Datadog, or Splunk via syslog
• Sending logs to an internal syslog collector for compliance or audit purposes
• Using syslog as the primary logging mechanism when CloudWatch is not desired

Additional Information

This parameter is required when LogDriver is set to Syslog. The destination must include the protocol prefix. Supported formats include:

• tcp+tls://host:port -- Syslog over TCP with TLS encryption (recommended)
• tcp://host:port -- Syslog over TCP without encryption
• udp://host:port -- Syslog over UDP

The format of the log messages sent to this destination is controlled by the SyslogFormat parameter.

$ convox rack params set SyslogDestination=tcp+tls://logs.example.com:514

See Also

• SyslogFormat
• LogDriver
• LogRetention