Install Rsyslogd On A Debian, Ubuntu, Alpine, Kali, CentOS, Fedora, Raspbian And MacOS

Install Rsyslogd On A Debian, Ubuntu, Alpine, Kali, CentOS, Fedora, Raspbian And MacOS

rsyslogd

reliable system and kernel logging daemon

Maintainer: Michael Biebl



Section: admin

Install rsyslogd

  • Debian apt-get install rsyslog Click to copy
  • Ubuntu apt-get install rsyslog Click to copy
  • Alpine OS apk add rsyslog Click to copy
  • Kali Linux apt-get install rsyslog Click to copy
  • CentOS yum install rsyslog Click to copy
  • Fedora dnf install rsyslog Click to copy
  • Raspbian apt-get install rsyslog Click to copy
  • macOS brew install rsyslog Click to copy

rsyslog

reliable system and kernel logging daemon

Rsyslog is a multi-threaded implementation of syslogd (a system utility providing support for message logging), with features that include: * reliable syslog over TCP, SSL/TLS and RELP * on-demand disk buffering * email alerting * writing to MySQL or PostgreSQL databases (via separate output plugins) * permitted sender lists * filtering on any part of the syslog message * on-the-wire message compression * fine-grained output format control * failover to backup destinations * enterprise-class encrypted syslog relaying It is the default syslogd on Debian systems.

rsyslog7

trapping daemon
To install the latest version of rsyslogd in your favorite operating system just copy the rsyslogd installation command from above and paste it into terminal. It will download and install the latest version of rsyslogd 2026 package in your OS.