.. _syslog-net-sample: Syslog net Application ###################### Overview ******** This sample application enables a remote syslog service that will send syslog messages to a remote server, as configured in ``prj.conf``. See https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5424 and https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5426 for more details about syslog protocol over UDP. The source code for this sample application can be found at: :zephyr_file:`samples/net/syslog_net`. Requirements ************ - :ref:`networking_with_host` Building and Running ******************** For configuring the remote IPv6 syslog server, set the following variables in prj.conf file: .. code-block:: console CONFIG_LOG_BACKEND_NET=y CONFIG_LOG_BACKEND_NET_SERVER="[2001:db8::2]:514" Default port number is 514 if user does not specify a value. The following syntax is supported for the server address and port: .. code-block:: console 192.0.2.1:514 192.0.2.42 [2001:db8::1]:514 [2001:db8::2] 2001:db::42 Build syslog_net sample application like this: .. zephyr-app-commands:: :zephyr-app: samples/net/syslog_net :board: :conf: :goals: build :compact: