# Pfsense extractor for Graylog

**URL:** <https://community.graylog.org/t/pfsense-extractor-for-graylog/23171>\
**Category:** Other Solutions\
**Tags:** other\_solutions\
**Created:** [March 24, 2022, 5:01pm UTC](https://community.graylog.org/t/pfsense-extractor-for-graylog/23171 "2022-03-24T17:01:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![dscryber](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/community.graylog.org/dscryber/32/14178_2.png) [@dscryber](https://community.graylog.org/u/dscryber)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2022, 5:01pm UTC](https://community.graylog.org/t/pfsense-extractor-for-graylog/23171/1 "2022-03-24T17:01:10Z")

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## Pfsense extractor

@jbsky

[View on Github](https://github.com/jbsky/graylog)  
[Open Issues](https://github.com/jbsky/graylog/issues)  
[Stargazers](https://github.com/jbsky/graylog/stargazers)

This is a set of extractors for use within Graylog, to parse the output of Pfsense filter logs.

## Prerequisites

#### Pfsense 2.6.0-RELEASE

- Select Log Message Format to “syslog (RFC 5424, with RFC 3339 microsecond-precision timestamps)”
- Set Remote log servers
- check Remote Syslog Content

#### Graylog 4.2.7

##### System/Input =\> Syslog UDP:

- Set store\_full\_message: true

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**Author:** ![silly\_fruit\_salad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@silly\_fruit\_salad](https://community.graylog.org/u/silly_fruit_salad)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2023, 9:04am UTC](https://community.graylog.org/t/pfsense-extractor-for-graylog/23171/2 "2023-03-17T09:04:59Z")

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Pardon my ignorance @jbsky (I am just starting out with Graylog) but what is Nginx used for in this setup and how should it be configured?