SYSTEMD-JOURNAL-GATEWAYD.SERVICE(8) systemd-journal-gatewayd.service SYSTEMD-JOURNAL-GATEWAYD.SERVICE(8)
NAME
systemd-journal-gatewayd.service, systemd-journal-gatewayd.socket, systemd-journal-gatewayd - HTTP server for journal events
SYNOPSIS
systemd-journal-gatewayd.service
systemd-journal-gatewayd.socket
/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-journal-gatewayd [OPTIONS...]
DESCRIPTION
systemd-journal-gatewayd serves journal events over the network. Clients must connect using HTTP. The server listens on port 19531 by
default. If --cert= is specified, the server expects HTTPS connections.
The program is started by systemd(1) and expects to receive a single socket. Use systemctl start systemd-journal-gatewayd.socket to start
the service, and systemctl enable systemd-journal-gatewayd.socket to have it started on boot.
OPTIONS
The following options are understood:
--help, -h
Prints a short help text and exits.
--version
Prints a short version string and exits.
--cert=
Specify the path to a file containing a server certificate in PEM format. This option switches systemd-journal-gatewayd into HTTPS mode
and must be used together with --key=.
--key=
Specify the path to a file containing a server key in PEM format corresponding to the certificate specified with --cert=.
SUPPORTED URLS
The following URLs are recognized:
/browse
Interactive browsing.
/entries[?option1&option2=value...]
Retrieval of events in various formats.
The Accept: part of the HTTP header determines the format. Supported values are described below.
The Range: part of the HTTP header determines the range of events returned. Supported values are described below.
GET parameters can be used to modify what events are returned. Supported parameters are described below.
/machine
Return a JSON structure describing the machine.
Example:
{ "machine_id" : "8cf7ed9d451ea194b77a9f118f3dc446",
"boot_id" : "3d3c9efaf556496a9b04259ee35df7f7",
"hostname" : "fedora",
"os_pretty_name" : "Fedora 19 (Rawhide)",
"virtualization" : "kvm",
...}
/fields/FIELD_NAME
Return a list of values of this field present in the logs.
ACCEPT HEADER
Accept: format
Recognized formats:
text/plain
The default. Plaintext syslog-like output, one line per journal entry (like journalctl --output short).
application/json
Entries are formatted as JSON data structures, one per line (like journalctl --output json). See Journal JSON Format[1] for more
information.
application/event-stream
Entries are formatted as JSON data structures, wrapped in a format suitable for Server-Sent Events[2] (like journalctl --output
json-sse).
application/vnd.fdo.journal
Entries are serialized into a binary (but mostly text-based) stream suitable for backups and network transfer (like journalctl --output
export). See Journal Export Format[3] for more information.
RANGE HEADER
Range: entries=cursor[[:num_skip]:num_entries]
where cursor is a cursor string, num_skip is an integer, num_entries is an unsigned integer.
Range defaults to all available events.
URL GET PARAMETERS
Following parameters can be used as part of the URL:
follow
wait for new events (like journalctl --follow, except that the number of events returned is not limited).
discrete
Test that the specified cursor refers to an entry in the journal. Returns just this entry.
boot
Limit events to the current boot of the system (like journalctl --this--boot).
KEY=match
Match journal fields. See systemd.journal-fields(7).
EXAMPLES
Retrieve events from this boot from local journal in Journal Export Format[3]:
curl --silent -H'Accept: application/vnd.fdo.journal'
'http://localhost:19531/entries?boot'
Listen for core dumps:
curl 'http://localhost:19531/entries?follow&MESSAGE_ID=fc2e22bc6ee647b6b90729ab34a250b1'
SEE ALSO
systemd(1), journalctl(1), systemd-journald.service(8), systemd.journal-fields(7),
NOTES
1. Journal JSON Format
http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/json
2. Server-Sent Events
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Server-sent_events/Using_server-sent_events
3. Journal Export Format
http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/export
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