Syslog
The syslog integrationIntegrations connect and integrate Home Assistant with your devices, services, and more.
[Learn more] allows you to deliver notifications from Home Assistant to the local syslog.
To enable syslog notifications in your installation, add the following to your configuration.yamlThe configuration.yaml file is the main configuration file for Home Assistant. It lists the integrations to be loaded and their specific configurations. In some cases, the configuration needs to be edited manually directly in the configuration.yaml file. Most integrations can be configured in the UI.[Learn more] file.
After changing the configuration.yamlThe configuration.yaml file is the main configuration file for Home Assistant. It lists the integrations to be loaded and their specific configurations. In some cases, the configuration needs to be edited manually directly in the configuration.yaml file. Most integrations can be configured in the UI.[Learn more] file, restart Home Assistant to apply the changes. To view the changes, go to Settings > Devices & services > Entities.
# Example configuration.yaml entry
notify:
- name: NOTIFIER_NAME
platform: syslog
Configuration Variables
Setting the optional parameter name allows multiple notifiers to be created. The notifier will bind to the service notify.NOTIFIER_NAME.
Facility according to RFC 3164 (https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3164). Check the table below for entries.
The table contains values to use in your configuration.yaml file.
| facility | option | priority |
|---|---|---|
| kernel | pid | 5 |
| user | cons | 4 |
| ndelay | 3 | |
| daemon | nowait | 2 |
| auth | perror | 1 |
| LPR | 0 | |
| news | -1 | |
| uucp | -2 | |
| cron | ||
| syslog | ||
| local0 | ||
| local1 | ||
| local2 | ||
| local3 | ||
| local4 | ||
| local5 | ||
| local6 | ||
| local7 |
For details about facility, option, and priority please consult the wikipedia article and RFC 3164.
To use notifications, please see the getting started with automation page.