[VictoriaLogs](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victorialogs/) can accept logs in [Syslog formats](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syslog) at the specified TCP and UDP addresses
via `-syslog.listenAddr.tcp` and `-syslog.listenAddr.udp` command-line flags. The following syslog formats are supported:
For example, the following command starts VictoriaLogs, which accepts logs in Syslog format at TCP port 514 on all the network interfaces:
```sh
./victoria-logs -syslog.listenAddr.tcp=:514
```
It may be needed to run VictoriaLogs under `root` user or to set [`CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE`](https://superuser.com/questions/710253/allow-non-root-process-to-bind-to-port-80-and-443)
option if syslog messages must be accepted at TCP port below 1024.
The following command starts VictoriaLogs, which accepts logs in Syslog format at TCP and UDP ports 514:
- [`_msg`](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victorialogs/keyconcepts/#message-field) - the `MESSAGE` field from the supported syslog formats above
-`hostname`, `app_name` and `proc_id` - [stream fields](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victorialogs/keyconcepts/#stream-fields) for unique identification
By default local timezone is used when parsing timestamps in `rfc3164` lines. This can be changed to any desired timezone via `-syslog.timezone` command-line flag.
See [the list of supported timezone identifiers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones). For example, the following command starts VictoriaLogs,
which parses syslog timestamps in `rfc3164` using `Europe/Berlin` timezone:
The ingested logs can be queried via [logs querying API](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victorialogs/querying/#http-api). For example, the following command
returns ingested logs for the last 5 minutes by using [time filter](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victorialogs/logsql/#time-filter):
By default VictoriaLogs uses the timestamp from the parsed Syslog message as [`_time` field](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victorialogs/keyconcepts/#time-field).
Sometimes the ingested Syslog messages may contain incorrect timestamps (for example, timestamps with incorrect timezone). In this case VictoriaLogs can be configured
for using the log ingestion timestamp as [`_time` field](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victorialogs/keyconcepts/#time-field). This can be done by specifying
`-syslog.useLocalTimestamp.tcp` command-line flag for the corresponding `-syslog.listenAddr.tcp` address:
In this case the original timestamp from the Syslog message is stored in `timestamp` [log field](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victorialogs/keyconcepts/#data-model).
The `-syslog.useLocalTimestamp.udp` command-line flag can be used for instructing VictoriaLogs to use local timestamps for the ingested logs
via the corresponding `-syslog.listenAddr.udp` address:
It is possible configuring VictoriaLogs to accept compressed log messages via `-syslog.compressMethod.tcp` and `-syslog.compressMethod.udp` command-line flags.
For example, the following command starts VictoriaLogs, which writes syslog messages received at TCP port 514, to `(AccountID=12, ProjectID=34)` tenant:
VictoriaLogs can accept syslog messages via multiple TCP and UDP ports with individual configurations for [log timestamps](#log-timestamps), [compression](#compression), [security](#security)
and [multitenancy](#multitenancy). Specify multiple command-line flags for this. For example, the following command starts VictoriaLogs,
which accepts gzip-compressed syslog messages via TCP port 514 at localhost interface and stores them to [tenant](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victorialogs/#multitenancy) `123:0`,
plus it accepts TLS-encrypted syslog messages via TCP port 6514 and stores them to [tenant](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victorialogs/#multitenancy) `567:0`:
1. Run VictoriaLogs with `-syslog.listenAddr.tcp=:29514` command-line flag.
1. Put the following line to [rsyslog](https://www.rsyslog.com/) config (this config is usually located at `/etc/rsyslog.conf`):
```
*.* @@victoria-logs-server:29514
```
Where `victoria-logs-server` is the hostname where VictoriaLogs runs. See [these docs](https://www.rsyslog.com/sending-messages-to-a-remote-syslog-server/)
for more details.
## Syslog-ng
1. Run VictoriaLogs with `-syslog.listenAddr.tcp=:29514` command-line flag.
1. Put the following line to [syslog-ng](https://www.syslog-ng.com/) config:
```
destination d_remote {
tcp("victoria-logs-server" port(29514));
};
```
Where `victoria-logs-server` is the hostname where VictoriaLogs runs.
See [these docs](https://www.syslog-ng.com/technical-documents/doc/syslog-ng-open-source-edition/3.19/administration-guide/29#TOPIC-1094570) for details.
