> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.honeycomb.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Syslog

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<Note>
  This feature is available as an add-on for the [Honeycomb Enterprise plan](https://www.honeycomb.io/pricing/).
  Please contact your Honeycomb account team for details.
</Note>

## Supported Platforms

| Platform | Metrics | Logs | Traces |
| :- | :- | :- | :- |
| Linux | | ✓ | |
| Windows | | ✓ | |
| macOS | | ✓ | |

## Configuration Table

| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
| :- | :- | :- | :- |
| protocol\* | `enum` | "rfc3164" | The RFC protocol to use when parsing incoming syslog. Valid values are `rfc3164` or `rfc5424`. |
| connection\_type | `enum` | udp | The transport protocol to use. Valid values are `udp` or `tcp`. |
| data\_flow | `enum` | high | Enable high flow or reduced low flow. |
| listen\_port\* | `int` | 5140 | The port to bind to and receive syslog. Collector must be running as root (Linux) or Administrator (windows) when binding to a port below 1024. |
| listen\_ip\* | `string` | "0.0.0.0" | The IP address to bind to and receive syslog. |
| timezone | `enum` | UTC | RFC3164 only. The timezone to use when parsing timestamps. |
| enable\_octet\_counting | `bool` | false | Whether or not to parse using a trailer character. This is a special character that will be the termination character for syslog messages. This is only applicable to `tcp` and `rfc5424` configurations. |
| non\_transparent\_framing\_trailer | `enum` | LF | Whether or not to enable octet counting on syslog framing. This framing allows for the transmission of all characters inside a syslog message. This is only applicable to `tcp` and `rfc5424` configurations. |
| enable\_mutual\_tls | `bool` | false | Whether or not to use mutual TLS. |
| cert\_file | `string` | | Path to the TLS cert to use for TLS-required connections. |
| key\_file | `string` | | Path to the TLS key to use for TLS-required connections. |
| ca\_file | `string` | | When set, enforces mutual TLS authentication and verifies client certificates. |
| tls\_min\_version | `enum` | "1.2" | The minimum TLS version to support. 1.0 and 1.1 should not be considered secure. |

<span style={{color: 'red'}}>\* *required field*</span>