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diff --git a/collectors/systemd-journal.plugin/README.md b/collectors/systemd-journal.plugin/README.md index 771df04bbf..51aa1b7cd6 100644 --- a/collectors/systemd-journal.plugin/README.md +++ b/collectors/systemd-journal.plugin/README.md @@ -578,15 +578,21 @@ chmod 755 systemd-journal-self-signed-certs.sh Edit the script and at its top, set your settings: ```sh -# set the server name +# The directory to save the generated certificates (and everything about this certificate authority). +# This is only used on the node generating the certificates (usually on the journals server). +DIR="/etc/ssl/systemd-journal-remote" + +# The journals centralization server name (the CN of the server certificate). SERVER="server-hostname" -# Define all the names or IPs this server is reachable -# journal clients can use any of them to connect to this server +# All the DNS names or IPs this server is reachable at (the certificate will include them). +# Journal clients can use any of them to connect to this server. +# systemd-journal-upload validates its URL= hostname, against this list. SERVER_ALIASES=("DNS:server-hostname1" "DNS:server-hostname2" "IP:1.2.3.4" "IP:10.1.1.1" "IP:172.16.1.1") -# Define all the names of the clients who will be sending data to the server -# These names are used by journal-remote to name the files in /var/log/journal/remote/ +# All the names of the journal clients that will be sending logs to the server (the CNs of their certificates). +# These names are used by systemd-journal-remote to name the journal files in /var/log/journal/remote/. +# Also the remote hosts will be presented using these names on Netdata dashboards. CLIENTS=("vm1" "vm2" "vm3" "add_as_may_as_needed") ``` |