This quick start installation guide is designed for Linux distributions running systemd.
Clone the repository. You can put it anywhere you want—/opt is recommended. Example:
sudo git clone https://github.com/samcole8/sendlog.git /opt/sendlog
Configure a virtual environment and install Python dependencies
python3 -m venv /opt/sendlog/venv
source /opt/sendlog/venv/bin/activate
pip install -r /opt/sendlog/requirements.txt
Copy the systemd service script into your systemd service directory, e.g.:
sudo cp /opt/sendlog/pkg/sendlog.service /etc/systemd/system/sendlog.service
Configuration examples are available in examples/. For more information on configuring sendlog, see the Configuration File documentation.
You can write plugins to integrate sendlog with custom log structures or endpoints. For more information on writing plugins, see the Plugin DSL documentation.
Start/enable the service:
sudo systemctl enable --now sendlog
Check if the system is operational:
sudo systemctl status sendlog
If the configuration file changes, restart the service:
sudo systemctl restart sendlog