## Logging

Console, file, HTTP, and/or syslog logging configuration.

| Parameter   | Type   | Default Value | Description                                     |
| :---------- | :----- | :------------ | :---------------------------------------------- |
| `directory` | String | /tmp          | Path to directory where logs will be created.   |
| `format`    | String | text          | Log text format, must be `text` or `json`.      |
| `max_size`  | String | 50MB          | Maximum log file size before being overwritten. |

### Syslog

| Parameter | Type   | Default Value | Description             |
| :-------- | :----- | :------------ | :---------------------- |
| `host`    | String |               | Syslog target host.     |
| `port`    | Number | 514           | Syslog target UDP port. |

##### Syslog Example

```yaml filename="config.yaml"
logging:
  syslog:
    host: log.example.com
    port: 514
```

### HTTP Logging

If enabled, logs will be sent by HTTP `POST` method.

| Parameter    | Type    | Default Value | Description                                     |
| :----------- | :------ | :------------ | :---------------------------------------------- |
| `provider`   | String  | generic       | Must be `generic`, `msteams`, or `slack`.       |
| `host`       | String  |               | URL                                             |
| `headers`    | Map     |               |                                                 |
| `params`     | Map     |               |                                                 |
| `verify_ssl` | Boolean | true          | Enable or disable SSL certificate verification. |
| `timeout`    | Number  | 5             | HTTP connection timeout in seconds.             |

#### Authentication

Authentication is supported using HTTP basic authentication or an API key.

| Parameter                      | Type   | Default Value | Description                                                                                                |
| :----------------------------- | :----- | :------------ | :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `http.authentication.mode`     | String | basic         | Must be `basic` or `api_key`.                                                                              |
| `http.authentication.username` | String |               | Basic authentication username if `mode` is set to `basic`.                                                 |
| `http.authentication.password` | String |               | Basic authentication password if `mode` is set to `basic`, or API key value if `mode` is set to `api_key`. |
| `http.authentication.header`   | String | X-API-Key     | Header name if `mode` is set to `api_key`.                                                                 |

#### Examples

##### Generic

```yaml filename="config.yaml"
logging:
  http:
    provider: generic
    host: https://httpbin.org
    headers:
      x-special-header: super special header value
    params:
      source: hyperglass
    verify_ssl: true
    timeout: 5
    authentication:
      mode: basic
      username: your username
      password: super secret password
```

In the above example, hyperglass will send a `POST` request to `https://httpbin.org?source=hyperglass` with Basic Authentication headers set.

##### Microsoft Teams Webhook

```yaml filename="config.yaml"
logging:
  http:
    provider: msteams
    host: <MS Teams webhook URL>
```

##### Slack

```yaml filename="config.yaml"
logging:
  http:
    provider: slack
    host: <Slack webhook URL>
```