Centralised Java Logging

Question

I\'m looking for a way to centralise the logging concerns of distributed software (written in Java) which would be quite easy, since the system in question has only one serv

Answer 1

Have a look at logFaces, looks like your specifications are met. http://www.moonlit-software.com/

• Availability (check)
• Server has to be run by us. (check)
• Java 1.5 compatibility (check)
• Compatibility to a heterogeneous network. (check)
• Best-Case: Protocol uses HTTP to send logs (to avoid firewall-issues) (almost TCP/UDP)
• Best-Case: Uses log4j or LogBack or basically anything that implements slf4j (check)
• Authentication (check)
• Data mining and analysis (possible through extension api)