Ansible Role: Syslog to Graylog Setup

This Ansible role installs and configures rsylog or rsyslog-ng to send logs to Graylog.

Installation

ansible-galaxy role install Panzer1119.syslog-to-graylog-setup

Variables

• preferred_syslog_daemon: Preferred syslog daemon (default: "rsyslog", options: "rsyslog", "syslog-ng")

• install_syslog_daemon_if_missing: Whether to install syslog daemon if missing (default: true)

• graylog_protocol: Protocol for Graylog (default: "udp", options: "tcp", "udp")

• graylog_host: Hostname for Graylog (default: "graylog")

• graylog_port: Port for Graylog (default: 1514)

Example Playbook

- hosts: all
  become: yes
  vars:
    preferred_syslog_daemon: "rsyslog"
    install_syslog_daemon_if_missing: true
    graylog_protocol: "udp"
    graylog_host: "graylog"
    graylog_port: "1514"
  roles:
    - ansible-role-syslog-to-graylog-setup

Test it with the following command:

ansible-playbook -i inventory playbook.yml -CD