Added TCP syslog support.

meshcentral-config-schema.json

@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@
         "syslog": { "type": "string" },
         "syslogauth": { "type": "string" },
         "syslogjson": { "type": "string" },
+        "syslogtcp": { "type": "string", "default": null, "description": "Send syslog events over the network (RFC3164) to a target hostname:port. For example: localhost:514" },
         "webrtcConfig": {
           "type": "object",
           "additionalProperties": false,

meshcentral.js

@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ function CreateMeshCentralServer(config, args) {
         //var wincmd = require('node-windows');
         //wincmd.list(function (svc) { console.log(svc); }, true);
 
-        // Setup syslog support
+        // Setup syslog support. Not supported on Windows.
         if ((require('os').platform() != 'win32') && ((config.settings.syslog != null) || (config.settings.syslogjson != null) || (config.settings.syslogauth != null))) {
             if (config.settings.syslog === true) { config.settings.syslog = 'meshcentral'; }
             if (config.settings.syslogjson === true) { config.settings.syslogjson = 'meshcentral-json'; }
@@ -684,6 +684,17 @@ function CreateMeshCentralServer(config, args) {
                 obj.syslogauth.log(obj.syslogauth.LOG_INFO, "MeshCentral v" + getCurrentVersion() + " Server Start");
             }
         }
+        // Setup TCP syslog support, this works on all OS's.
+        if (config.settings.syslogtcp != null) {
+            const syslog = require('syslog');
+            if (config.settings.syslogtcp === true) {
+                obj.syslogtcp = syslog.createClient(514, 'localhost');
+            } else {
+                const sp = config.settings.syslogtcp.split(':');
+                obj.syslogtcp = syslog.createClient(parseInt(sp[1]), sp[0]);
+            }
+            obj.syslogtcp.log("MeshCentral v" + getCurrentVersion() + " Server Start", obj.syslogtcp.LOG_INFO);
+        }
 
         // Check top level configuration for any unreconized values
         if (config) { for (var i in config) { if ((typeof i == 'string') && (i.length > 0) && (i[0] != '_') && (['settings', 'domaindefaults', 'domains', 'configfiles', 'smtp', 'letsencrypt', 'peers', 'sms', 'sendgrid', 'firebase', 'firebaserelay', '$schema'].indexOf(i) == -1)) { addServerWarning('Unrecognized configuration option \"' + i + '\".'); } } }
@@ -1945,6 +1956,7 @@ function CreateMeshCentralServer(config, args) {
         // Send event to syslog if needed
         if (obj.syslog && event.msg) { obj.syslog.log(obj.syslog.LOG_INFO, event.msg); }
         if (obj.syslogjson) { obj.syslogjson.log(obj.syslogjson.LOG_INFO, JSON.stringify(event)); }
+        if (obj.syslogtcp && event.msg) { obj.syslogtcp.log(event.msg, obj.syslogtcp.LOG_INFO); }
 
         obj.debug('dispatch', 'DispatchEvent', ids);
         if ((typeof event == 'object') && (!event.nolog)) {
@@ -3229,6 +3241,7 @@ function mainStart() {
 
         // Syslog support
         if ((require('os').platform() != 'win32') && (config.settings.syslog || config.settings.syslogjson)) { modules.push('modern-syslog'); }
+        if (config.settings.syslogtcp) { modules.push('syslog'); }
 
         // Setup heapdump support if needed, useful for memory leak debugging
         // https://www.arbazsiddiqui.me/a-practical-guide-to-memory-leaks-in-nodejs/

sample-config-advanced.json

@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@
     "_syslog": "meshcentral",
     "_syslogauth": "meshcentral-auth",
     "_syslogjson": "meshcentral-json",
+    "_syslogtcp": "localhost:514",
     "_webrtcConfig": {
       "iceServers": [
         { "urls": "stun:stun.services.mozilla.com" },