syslog-ng and NXLog are both powerful log collectors providing flexible log processing. However, you might be in a position where you need to switch from syslog-ng to NXLog. Whether it’s because syslog-ng doesn’t support an operating system or you want to upgrade your log collection solution to one that can be centrally managed, converting your syslog-ng configuration to NXLog is a simple task. How do syslog-ng and NXLog differ? syslog-ng and NXLog are alike in many ways.

If you are reading this, then it is safe to say that you are now part of the NXLog community. In other words, you are ready to dive into the world of log collection. Excellent. You have made a great choice. However, before you start collecting logs you should know just how your NXLog log collection tool works. The NXLog log collection tool uses loadable modules that are invoked within the input, data modification, and output stages.