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A simple .NET Core multi-threaded Syslog server, which saves Syslog entries to Azure Table Storage, Azure ServiceBus or a Local File.

• Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code, or other .NET IDE's
• DotNet Core 2.2
• Open UDP Port 514 (syslog)

• DotNet Core 2.2
• Open UDP Port 514 (syslog)
• Configure the AppSettings with your Storage Connection String

• Clone the Repo
• Use the Visual Studio Publish function (right click on the project -> publish)

There are 3 Options to save the Messages to.

• Azure Storage Account
• Azure Service Bus
• Local FileSystem (JSON File, not intended for production use)
• You can disable output actions by setting the config value "Enabled" to false

• Create Azure Storage Account. SeeMicrosoft Docs
• Retrieve the Azure Storage Connection String from the Azure Resource
• Add your Azure Storage Connection string to the appsettings.json

{"StorageEndpointConfiguration": [    {"ConnectionString":"[Your ConnectionString]","Enabled":true,"ConnectionType":"TableStorage","Name" :"syslogMessages"    }  ]}

• Create an Azure ServiceBus SeeMicrosoft Docs
• Retrieve the Connection String from the Azure ServiceBus (Hidden under "Shared access policy")
• Add your Connection string to the appsettings.json
• Create a Queue in the Service Bus

{"StorageEndpointConfiguration": [    {"ConnectionString":"[Your ConnectionString]","Enabled":true,"ConnectionType":"ServiceBus","Name" :"[your queue name]"    }  ]}

• Create an empty File somewhere in your FileSystem and ensure access
• Add the File Path and File Name to the config

{"StorageEndpointConfiguration": [    {"ConnectionString":"[Path to the File]","Enabled":true,"ConnectionType":"ServiceBus","Name" :"[File name]"    }  ]}

You can configure multiple outputs (even multiple times the same output type, e.g. 2 table storages)Just add every output you like to the config and choose the correctConnectionType.

{"StorageEndpointConfiguration": [    {"ConnectionString":"","Enabled":true,"ConnectionType":"ServiceBus","Name":"syslogMessages"    },    {"ConnectionString":"","Enabled":true,"ConnectionType":"TableStorage","Name" :"syslogMessages"    },    {"ConnectionString":"","Enabled":true,"ConnectionType":"LocalFile","Name" :"log.txt"    }  ]}

• Rundotnet Syslog.Server.dll on the command line