systemd-journal-remote.service(8) — Linux manual page

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SYSTEM...SERVICE(8)  systemd-journal-remote.service  SYSTEM...SERVICE(8)

NAME         top

       systemd-journal-remote.service, systemd-journal-remote.socket,
       systemd-journal-remote - Receive journal messages over the
       network

SYNOPSIS         top

       systemd-journal-remote.service

       systemd-journal-remote.socket

       /usr/lib/systemd/systemd-journal-remote [OPTIONS...]
                                               [-o/--output=DIR|FILE]
                                               [SOURCES...]

DESCRIPTION         top

       systemd-journal-remote is a command to receive serialized journal
       events and store them to journal files. Input streams are in the
       Journal Export Format[1], i.e. like the output from journalctl
       --output=export. For transport over the network, this serialized
       stream is usually carried over an HTTPS connection.

       systemd-journal-remote.service is a system service that uses
       systemd-journal-remote to listen for connections.
       systemd-journal-remote.socket configures the network address that
       systemd-journal-remote.service listens on. By default this is
       port 19532. What connections are accepted and how the received
       data is stored can be configured through the
       journal-remote.conf(5) configuration file.

SOURCES         top

       Sources can be either "active" (systemd-journal-remote requests
       and pulls the data), or "passive" (systemd-journal-remote waits
       for a connection and then receives events pushed by the other
       side).

       systemd-journal-remote can read more than one event stream at a
       time. They will be interleaved in the output file. In case of
       "active" connections, each "source" is one stream, and in case of
       "passive" connections, each connection can result in a separate
       stream. Sockets can be configured in "accept" mode (i.e. only one
       connection), or "listen" mode (i.e. multiple connections, each
       resulting in a stream).

       When there are no more connections, and no more can be created
       (there are no listening sockets), then systemd-journal-remote
       will exit.

       Active sources can be specified in the following ways:

       [SOURCES...]
           When - is given as a positional argument, events will be read
           from standard input. Other positional arguments will be
           treated as filenames to open and read from.

           Added in version 239.

       --url=ADDRESS
           With the --url=ADDRESS option, events will be retrieved using
           HTTP from ADDRESS. This URL should refer to the root of a
           remote systemd-journal-gatewayd(8) instance, e.g.
           http:https://some.host:19531/ or https://some.host:19531/.

           Added in version 239.

       --getter='PROG [OPTIONS...]'
           Program to invoke to retrieve data. The journal event stream
           must be generated on standard output.

           Examples:

               --getter='curl "-HAccept: application/vnd.fdo.journal" https://some.host:19531/'

               --getter='wget --header="Accept: application/vnd.fdo.journal" -O- https://some.host:19531/'

           Added in version 239.

       Passive sources can be specified in the following ways:

       --listen-raw=ADDRESS
           ADDRESS must be an address suitable for ListenStream= (cf.
           systemd.socket(5)).  systemd-journal-remote will listen on
           this socket for connections. Each connection is expected to
           be a stream of journal events.

           Added in version 239.

       --listen-http=ADDRESS, --listen-https=ADDRESS
           ADDRESS must be either a negative integer, in which case it
           will be interpreted as the (negated) file descriptor number,
           or an address suitable for ListenStream= (c.f.
           systemd.socket(5)). In the first case, the server listens on
           port 19532 by default, and the matching file descriptor must
           be inherited through $LISTEN_FDS/$LISTEN_PID. In the second
           case, an HTTP or HTTPS server will be spawned on this port,
           respectively for --listen-http= and --listen-https=.
           Currently, only POST requests to /upload with "Content-Type:
           application/vnd.fdo.journal" are supported.

           Added in version 239.

       $LISTEN_FDS
           systemd-journal-remote supports the $LISTEN_FDS/$LISTEN_PID
           protocol. Open sockets inherited through socket activation
           behave like those opened with --listen-raw= described above,
           unless they are specified as an argument in --listen-http=-n
           or --listen-https=-n above. In the latter case, an HTTP or
           HTTPS server will be spawned using this descriptor and
           connections must be made over the HTTP protocol.

           Added in version 239.

       --key=
           Takes a path to a SSL secret key file in PEM format. Defaults
           to /etc/ssl/private/journal-remote.pem. This option can be
           used with --listen-https=. If the path refers to an AF_UNIX
           stream socket in the file system a connection is made to it
           and the key read from it.

           Added in version 239.

       --cert=
           Takes a path to a SSL certificate file in PEM format.
           Defaults to /etc/ssl/certs/journal-remote.pem. This option
           can be used with --listen-https=. If the path refers to an
           AF_UNIX stream socket in the file system a connection is made
           to it and the certificate read from it.

           Added in version 239.

       --trust=
           Takes a path to a SSL CA certificate file in PEM format, or
           all. If all is set, then certificate checking will be
           disabled. Defaults to /etc/ssl/ca/trusted.pem. This option
           can be used with --listen-https=. If the path refers to an
           AF_UNIX stream socket in the file system a connection is made
           to it and the certificate read from it.

           Added in version 239.

       --gnutls-log=
           Takes a comma separated list of gnutls logging categories.
           This option can be used with --listen-http= or
           --listen-https=.

           Added in version 239.

SINKS         top

       The location of the output journal can be specified with -o or
       --output=.

       -o FILE, --output=FILE
           Will write to this journal file. The filename must end with
           .journal. The file will be created if it does not exist. If
           necessary (journal file full, or corrupted), the file will be
           renamed following normal journald rules and a new journal
           file will be created in its stead.

           Added in version 239.

       -o DIR, --output=DIR
           Will create journal files underneath directory DIR. The
           directory must exist. If necessary (journal files over size,
           or corrupted), journal files will be rotated following normal
           journald rules. Names of files underneath DIR will be
           generated using the rules described below.

           Added in version 239.

       If --output= is not used, the output directory
       /var/log/journal/remote/ will be used. In case the output file is
       not specified, journal files will be created underneath the
       selected directory. Files will be called remote-hostname.journal,
       where the hostname part is the escaped hostname of the source
       endpoint of the connection, or the numerical address if the
       hostname cannot be determined.

       In the case that "active" sources are given by the positional
       arguments or --getter= option, the output file name must always
       be given explicitly.

OPTIONS         top

       The following options are understood:

       --split-mode
           One of none or host. For the first, only one output journal
           file is used. For the latter, a separate output file is used,
           based on the hostname of the other endpoint of a connection.

           In the case that "active" sources are given by the positional
           arguments or --getter= option, the output file name must
           always be given explicitly and only none is allowed.

           Added in version 239.

       --compress [BOOL]
           If this is set to "yes" then compress the data in the journal
           using XZ. The default is "yes".

           Added in version 239.

       --seal [BOOL]
           If this is set to "yes" then periodically sign the data in
           the journal using Forward Secure Sealing. The default is
           "no".

           Added in version 239.

       -h, --help
           Print a short help text and exit.

       --version
           Print a short version string and exit.

EXAMPLES         top

       Copy local journal events to a different journal directory:

           journalctl -o export | systemd-journal-remote -o /tmp/dir/foo.journal -

       Retrieve all available events from a remote
       systemd-journal-gatewayd(8) instance and store them in
       /var/log/journal/remote/remote-some.host.journal:

           systemd-journal-remote --url http:https://some.host:19531/

       Retrieve current boot events and wait for new events from a
       remote systemd-journal-gatewayd(8) instance, and store them in
       /var/log/journal/remote/remote-some.host.journal:

           systemd-journal-remote --url http:https://some.host:19531/entries?boot&follow

SEE ALSO         top

       journal-remote.conf(5), journalctl(1),
       systemd-journal-gatewayd.service(8),
       systemd-journal-upload.service(8), systemd-journald.service(8)

NOTES         top

        1. Journal Export Format
           https://systemd.io/JOURNAL_EXPORT_FORMATS#journal-export-format

COLOPHON         top

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Pages that refer to this page: journalctl(1)journal-remote.conf(5)systemd.directives(7)systemd.index(7)systemd-journal-gatewayd.service(8)systemd-journal-upload.service(8)