Is there a way (easy way?) to write events to syslog?  I like getting custom notifications when the garage door has been opened or a sensor has tripped but I would like to write notifications to a syslog server instead so there is a record, but not necessarily an email or a SMS message.

No, it requires some "sawing and banging", eg manual work, but can be done.

• This example is based on a raspberry pi, but guessing the method could be modified for other platforms.

Take a look here, especially down around post 4:

 

 

There is an older node server, pre-polyglot called Nodelink. It was many products integrated into one application, and it included a data logger that could write to syslog. I used it, but it was many years ago.

 

 

Edited August 2, 20241 yr by paulbates

On 8/2/2024 at 3:04 PM, smithnc said:

Is there a way (easy way?) to write events to syslog?  I like getting custom notifications when the garage door has been opened or a sensor has tripped but I would like to write notifications to a syslog server instead so there is a record, but not necessarily an email or a SMS message.

I don't really know what a syslog is (I even Googled it and still don't understand!).  However, I log my variables into a Google Sheet every minute or upon certain events.  Works great for me.  The thread got somewhat hijacked, but others had input on how they log things.