.. zephyr:code-sample:: syslog-net
:name: Remote syslog
:relevant-api: log_backend log_ctrl
Enable a remote syslog service that sends syslog messages to a remote server
Overview
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This sample application enables a remote syslog service that will
send syslog messages to a remote server, as configured in ``prj.conf``.
See https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5424 and https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5426
for more details about syslog protocol over UDP.
The source code for this sample application can be found at:
:zephyr_file:`samples/net/syslog_net`.
Requirements
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- :ref:`networking_with_host`
Building and Running
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For configuring the remote IPv6 syslog server, set the following
variables in prj.conf file:
.. code-block:: console
CONFIG_LOG_BACKEND_NET=y
CONFIG_LOG_BACKEND_NET_SERVER="[2001:db8::2]:514"
Default port number is 514 if user does not specify a value.
The following syntax is supported for the server address
and port:
.. code-block:: console
192.0.2.1:514
192.0.2.42
[2001:db8::1]:514
[2001:db8::2]
2001:db::42
Build syslog_net sample application like this:
.. zephyr-app-commands::
:zephyr-app: samples/net/syslog_net
:board: <board to use>
:conf: <config file to use>
:goals: build
:compact:
6e12b0210f