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# Syslog source plugin
export const entity_0 = "Syslog source plugin"
export const plugin_0 = "Syslog source plugin"
The Syslog [source plugin](/ingest/pipeline/plugins/source-plugins)
(name: `syslog`) can collect messages through a Unix socket server using UDP or
TCP, or over the network using TCP or UDP. This lets you configure your
telemetry pipeline to receive, parse, and process Syslog messages.
This is a [push-based](/ingest/pipeline/plugins/source-plugins#push-based-and-pull-based-source-plugins) source plugin.
## Supported telemetry types
The {plugin_0} for Chronosphere Telemetry Pipeline supports these telemetry types:
| Logs | Metrics | Traces |
| :----------------------------------------: | :-----------------------------: | :-----------------------------: |
| | | |
## Configuration parameters
Use the parameters in this section to configure the {entity_0}. The
Telemetry Pipeline web interface uses the items in the **Name** column to
describe these parameters. [Pipeline configuration files](/ingest/pipeline/v2/configure/config-files)
use the items in the **Key** column as YAML keys.
### Required
| Name | Key | Description | Default |
| ---------- | -------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- |
| **Port** | `port` | Required. The TCP port used for listening for incoming messages. | `5140` |
| **Parser** | `parser` | Specifies an alternative parser for the message. If Mode is set to `tcp` or `udp`, the default parser is `syslog-rfc5424`, otherwise `syslog-rfc3164-local` is used. If your syslog messages have fractional seconds, set this value to `syslog-rfc5424` instead. If you have a custom parser, use Advanced Settings to designate the parser. | *none* |
| **Mode** | `mode` | The protocol to use. Accepted values: `tcp`, `udp`. | `tcp` |
### Advanced
| Name | Key | Description | Default |
| ----------------------- | ------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- |
| **Buffer Max Size** | `buffer_max_size` | Sets the maximum [chunk](https://docs.fluentbit.io/manual/administration/buffering-and-storage#chunks) size for buffered data. If a single record exceeds this size, the plugin drops that record. | *none* |
| **Buffer Chunk Size** | `buffer_chunk_size` | Sets the default [chunk](https://docs.fluentbit.io/manual/administration/buffering-and-storage#chunks) size for buffered data. If a single record exceeds this size, the plugin temporarily increases the chunk size up to the value of `buffer_max_size` to accommodate it. | *none* |
| **Memory Buffer Limit** | `mem_buf_limit` | For pipelines with the Deployment or DaemonSet [workload](/ingest/pipeline/v2/configure/kubernetes/workloads) type only. Sets a limit for how much buffered data the plugin can write to memory, which affects [backpressure](/ingest/pipeline/v2/configure/backpressure). This value must follow Fluent Bit's rules for [unit sizes](https://docs.fluentbit.io/manual/administration/configuring-fluent-bit#unit-sizes). If unspecified, no limit is enforced. | *none* |
### Security and TLS
| Name | Key | Description | Default |
| ------------------------------ | ---------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- |
| **TLS** | `tls` | If `true`, enables TLS/SSL. If `false`, disables TLS/SSL. Accepted values: `true`, `false`. | `false` |
| **TLS Certificate Validation** | `tls.verify` | If `on`, and if `tls` is `true`, enables TLS/SSL certificate validation. If `off`, disables TLS/SSL certificate validation. Accepted values: `on`, `off`. | `on` |
| **TLS Debug Level** | `tls.debug` | Sets TLS debug verbosity level. Accepted values: `0` (No debug), `1` (Error), `2` (State change), `3` (Informational), `4` (Verbose). | `1` |
| **CA Certificate File Path** | `tls.ca_file` | Absolute path to CA certificate file. | *none* |
| **Certificate File Path** | `tls.crt_file` | Absolute path to certificate file. | *none* |
| **Private Key File Path** | `tls.key_file` | Absolute path to private key file. | *none* |
| **Private Key Path Password** | `tls.key_passwd` | Password for private key file. | *none* |
| **TLS SNI Hostname Extension** | `tls.vhost` | Hostname to be used for TLS SNI extension. | *none* |