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Graylog Sidecar Graylog Inc

Use this command to install Graylog Sidecar:
winget install --id=GraylogInc.GraylogSidecar -e

The Graylog Sidecar is a supervisor process for 3rd party log collectors like NXLog and filebeat. The Sidecar program is able to fetch and validate configuration files from a Graylog server for various log collectors. You can think of it like a centralized configuration and process management system for your log collectors.

Graylog Sidecar is a supervisor process designed to manage third-party log collectors such as NXLog and Filebeat. It acts as a centralized configuration and process management system by fetching and validating configuration files from a Graylog server for various log collectors.

Key Features:

  • Fetches and validates configuration files from a Graylog server.
  • Supports multiple third-party log collectors, enabling consistent and reliable log collection across your infrastructure.
  • Provides centralized management of log collector configurations, reducing manual intervention and ensuring up-to-date settings.
  • Can be installed via winget for seamless integration into your environment.

Audience & Benefit: Ideal for IT administrators and DevOps teams responsible for log management, Graylog Sidecar streamlines the configuration and supervision of log collectors. By centralizing configuration management, it simplifies deployment, updates, and monitoring while ensuring consistent performance across your logging infrastructure.

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The Graylog Sidecar is a supervisor process for 3rd party log collectors like NXLog and filebeat. The Sidecar program is able to fetch and validate configuration files from a Graylog server for various log collectors. You can think of it like a centralized configuration and process management system for your log collectors.

The master branch is tracking the development version of the Sidecar.

Documentation

Please check our official documentation for more information.

Installation

Please check our installation documentation for more information.

Compile

  • Clone the repository
  • Run make to install the dependencies and build the binary for the local platform
  • Run make help to see more targets
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1.5.1
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