rsyslog/rsyslog-dockerlogs

This variant includes the imdocker module to read logs from the Docker daemon and forward them to a central rsyslog instance.

Environment Variables

REMOTE_SERVER_NAME

Required hostname or IP of the collector to forward logs to.

REMOTE_SERVER_PORT

TCP port on the collector. Defaults to 514 when unset.

RSYSLOG_HOSTNAME

Hostname used inside rsyslog. Defaults to the value of /etc/hostname when unset.

PERMIT_UNCLEAN_START

Skip configuration validation when set. By default rsyslogd -N1 validates the configuration.

RSYSLOG_ROLE

Role name consumed by the entrypoint. Defaults to docker.

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