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What is LogCentral?

What is LogCentral?

Section titled “What is LogCentral?”

LogCentral is a cloud-based syslog storage and analysis platform designed for IT professionals, system administrators, and Managed Service Providers (MSPs). It provides a simple, reliable way to collect, store, and search logs from your network infrastructure.

Why LogCentral?

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Managing logs from multiple devices, sites, and clients can be overwhelming. LogCentral solves this by providing:

  • Centralized log collection - One place for all your syslogs from firewalls, routers, switches, servers, and more
  • Long-term retention - Store logs for compliance, forensics, and historical analysis
  • Powerful search - Find specific events across millions of log entries in seconds
  • Multi-tenant architecture - Perfect for MSPs managing multiple client environments
  • Zero maintenance - No servers to manage, no storage to provision

What LogCentral Does

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Collects Logs

Section titled “Collects Logs”

Send syslogs from any device that supports the syslog protocol (RFC 5424/3164). Each location gets a dedicated IP and port for log ingestion.

Stores Logs Securely

Section titled “Stores Logs Securely”

Your logs are encrypted in transit and at rest. All plans include 1 year of log archiving.

Section titled “Enables Fast Search”
  • Hot Search - Real-time search across recent logs
  • Cold Search - Search archived logs for compliance and forensic investigations

Provides Insights

Section titled “Provides Insights”
  • Ingestion Analytics - Monitor log volume, patterns, and anomalies
  • Alerts - Get notified when specific patterns appear in your logs
  • Audit Logs - Track all user actions for security and compliance

What LogCentral is NOT

Section titled “What LogCentral is NOT”

LogCentral is focused on syslog storage and retrieval. It is not:

  • A SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) system
  • A log analysis or correlation engine
  • A real-time monitoring dashboard
  • A replacement for device-specific management tools

If you need advanced security analytics, consider pairing LogCentral with a SIEM solution - we make it easy to export logs for external analysis.

Who Uses LogCentral?

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IT Professionals

Section titled “IT Professionals”

Store firewall logs for troubleshooting network issues and security investigations.

MSPs (Managed Service Providers)

Section titled “MSPs (Managed Service Providers)”

Manage logs for multiple clients with separate organizations, role-based access, and per-client billing.

Compliance Teams

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Meet regulatory requirements (PCI-DSS, HIPAA, GDPR) that mandate log retention.

Network Administrators

Section titled “Network Administrators”

Centralize logs from distributed infrastructure across multiple sites.

Getting Started

Section titled “Getting Started”

Ready to try LogCentral? Here’s the typical onboarding flow:

  1. Create an account - Sign up with email or OAuth
  2. Create an organization - Set up your company or client workspace
  3. Create a location - Define where logs will come from
  4. Send your first logs - Configure your devices to forward syslogs

The entire setup takes just a few minutes.

Need Help?

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