IIS – Add the X-Forwarded-For field in the logs

In this tutorial, I will explain how to add the X-Forwarded-For field in the IIS logs, in order to retrieve the real IP address of a visitor when a reverse proxy is upstream of the IIS server. On the IIS Web server, open the Internet Services Management console. Select server 1 and click Logging 2. …

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Ubuntu: configure systemd log size

In this tutorial, we will see how to configure the size of systemd logs on an Ubuntu distribution. By default, the logs located in the /var/log/journal folder can take several gigabytes of disk space. As can be seen from the screenshot below, the logs take up 4 Giga of disk space. The configuration of the …

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Nginx: get the visitor’s real IP with CloudFlare

In this tutorial, I will explain how to get the real IP address of visitors using CloudFlare services and an Nginx web server. What I will explain to you in this tutorial is valid when Nginx is used as a front-end web server or as a reverse proxy. By default, when using CloudFlare in Proxy …

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Crowdsec: send logs to Elasticsearch (ELK)

In this tutorial, I will explain how to send decision logs to Elasticsearch (ELK) so that you can create a dashboard to use the logs. What you need to achieve what described in the tutorial: Crowdsec version 1.2.x or higher an Elasticsearch server or an ELK stack Since version 1.2 of Crowdsec, a notification system …

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Linux: display logs in real time

In this “how” tutorial, I will explain how to display logs in real time saved in a file in SSH This type of manipulation is useful when you want to see what is happening in real time. To illustrate this tutorial, I used the access logs of an NGINX server. Use the tail -f command …

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Veeam: change the location of the logs

Introduction Veeam backup software writes a lot of logs and they are stored by default on drive C at the following location C:\ProgramData\Veeam\Backup. As you can see in the screenshot below, this represents a certain volume, over 4GB, and if the C: \ drive starts to run out of space, it might be worth moving …

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