This article walks you through the process of running Wazuh in Docker on your local systemn (or server) in about 5 minutes. It’s a simple process and a great tool. The official documentation is “https://wazuh.com/install/” but their instructions didn’t work. Hence this article. You can run the docker containers on
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Host Your Own Private MineCraft Server in 2 Minutes
This article aims to show how you can host your own Minecraft server running in a Docker container in around 2 minutes. The starting point is a working Ubuntu server, but because we’re using Docker, it could be any system that allows you to run Docker containers. I’m using Ubuntu,
Read moreMoodle in Docker with options for Kubernetes
This article discusses and demonstrates the design and implementation of Moodle using Docker with the option for later deployments with Kubernetes. We’re using Ubuntu 24.04 but this should work fine on similar versions of Ubuntu as well. The key points are: Moodle is deployed via a Docker container. Moodle references
Read moreCreate an LDAP Server Quickly – And add a few users and a group
In this article, we’re going to spin up a quick LDAP server using a Docker image. We’re going to test that a user can authenticate to it using the CLI. We’ll leave it there, but you can point any LDAP tool to it to manage it. Create a “docker-compose.yml” file
Read moreWindows NXLog to Graylog
This article explains how to send logs from a Windows system to Graylog using NXLog on the Windows system. We’re starting with a working Graylog server and a Windows system. Install NXLog on Windows using the defaults (or change as you like). Update the configuration file at “C:\Program Files\nxlog\conf\nxlog.conf” to
Read moreNXLog Example Configuration File – Sending Logs From Windows to Syslog in JSON Format
This article explains how to send logs from Windows systems to Syslog servers using NXLog (community edition). In this case we’re sending to Syslog listening on TCP. NXLog is easy enough to install but the configuration process is not so easy. Because Windows EventLog uses many more fields than Syslog,
Read moreComparing Syslog Formats – BSD RFC3164 vs IETF RFC5424
This article compares the two Syslog formats. If you can’t decide, consider “IETF RFC 5424”. This article compares two log entries using different Syslog formats. The event is the same for both entries – logging into a Synology server’s web portal. The user “agix” is logging in from host “10.1.1.100”.
Read moreRunning LogStash in Docker
This is a short HowTo for running LogStash in Docker. We’re using Ubuntu 22.04. Install Docker and create our directory structure: apt install docker docker.io mkdir ~/logstash mkdir ~/logstash/config/ ~/logstash/pipeline/ Create the Dockerfile file “~/Dockerfile”: # The image to use: FROM docker.elastic.co/logstash/logstash:8.15.0 # Remove the pre-existing config file from within
Read moreInstalling Graylog Open on Ubuntu 22.04
This article is a walkthrough for installing “Graylog Open 6” and leverages the documentation at “https://go2docs.graylog.org/current/downloading_and_installing_graylog/ubuntu_installation.html” and “https://www.mongodb.com/docs/manual/tutorial/install-mongodb-on-ubuntu/”. We’re using Ubuntu 22.04 because 24.04 is not supported using the documentation linked above. We’re starting from a fresh “standard” Ubuntu 22.04 installation. Our resources are “4GB RAM, 8 CPU Cores, 25GB
Read moreInstalling & Configuring Zabbix Agent2 on Ubuntu
This article demonstrates how to install and configure the Zabbix Agent2. Our Zabbix server is already up and running, but the host (that we’re about to add) isn’t listed in Zabbix yet. On the Zabbix server: Log into the Zabbix web portal => Data collection => Hosts => Create host
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