Hi everyone, I’m new to the computer science world and am working with Graylog. All the sources I have looked at use too many technical terms for me to understand. Can someone explain 1) what kind of “messages” Graylog collects (what are they about), 2) from my understanding, streams filter the inc…

Hello && Welcome [image] QueenOfCode: ) what kind of “messages” Graylog collects (what are they about) Look here [image] QueenOfCode: from my understanding, streams filter the incoming data to go to a specific index with a set of rules. Is this correct? Yes, Your default is ALL Mess…

Great, thank you - that really helped!!

Helpful. I know this is solved but I’d also like to contribute shortly. I also am learning Graylog as well and since it has so many components I’ve considered making an overall diagram for those who wish to understand it all. A picture says 1000 words so to speak. I understand how the sidecar op…

Someone please fix this if I’m wrong - or add to it. This helps me as I’ll add links to docs about each part eventually for my own internal documentation. I didn’t make it look good yet just breaking it down into the major components. I did forget to add “Extractors” and none of the enterprise …

@WavedirectTel Hello, Wished you started you own post, this could be something for future search :wink: Other then that , looks about right

Thanks. I have some corrections to make and to grasp all the components a bit better, get it working in practice then I’ll upload my final diagram.

If you do , think about the category here. Templates and Rules Exchange Member suggested category just added: nginx Config Examples …

Hello, Thank you for adding this response! It has definitely helped :slight_smile:

Graylog in layman's terms

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WavedirectTel (Steve) June 8, 2022, 3:51pm 9

Link to updated diagram. Graylog in a Nutshell (Diagram)

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Graylog in layman's terms

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