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Hi, I try to use seq with log4net. It works with a simple console application (c#) But it doesn't work with an ASP.NET website: nothing is displayed in the server console. My appender is ok (I do copy/paste between the console project and the website project). I get no error but nothing is logged. Any idea? Thanks
Posted by Etienne Bechatre 3 years ago
Hi All, I have just installed 4.0.60 and am getting an error trying to start the "Seq Event Server and Web UI service". I get the same error with 3.4.20 as well. I get the following error in the Event Logs "A timeout was reached (30000 milliseconds) while waiting for the Seq Event Server and Web UI service to connect." "The Seq Event Server and Web UI service failed to start due to the following error: The service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely fashion." If I go to the Services control panel to start the service manually I get the same error, and it happens immediately. This doesn't timeout after 30 seconds. I have checked C:|ProgramData\Seq\Logs and this directory is empty. Any ideas on how I can track down why this won't start Thanks in advance, Pete
Posted by Peter Vranich 3 years ago
I have attempted to move my SEQ from c:\ProgramData >> e:\SEQ, where I have more space. I have given LocalSystem full access to the new directory, I have stopped, uninstalled,moved the SEQ folder, re-installerd with the --storage parameter, installed and started. When I now log in, there is no data in SEQ, my API keys were gone, my license was gone and my signals where gone. Please advise!
Posted by Christopher Lovold 3 years ago
I have a ASP.Net web application that initialises using Seq App settings configured with prefix to use two separate sinks. The application uses Serilog sink for Seq <!-- Settings for system logger --> <add key="system:serilog:using:Seq" value="Serilog.Sinks.Seq" /> <add key="system:serilog:write-to:Seq.serverUrl" value="http://logserver.myhost.cms.com/system" /> <add key="system:serilog:write-to:Seq.apiKey" value="l9SVJ6HQeIgNozBTlc5W" /> <add key="system:serilog:minimum-level" value="Verbose" /> <!-- Settings for audit logger --> <add key="audit:serilog:using:Seq" value="Serilog.Sinks.Seq" /> <add key="audit:serilog:write-to:Seq.serverUrl" value="http://logserver.myhost.cms.com/audit" /> <add key="audit:serilog:write-to:Seq.apiKey" value="l9SVJ6HQeIgNozBTlc5W" /> <add key="audit:serilog:minimum-level" value="Verbose" /> I also have two instances of of seq deployed as http://logserver.myhost.cms.com/system http://logserver.myhost.cms.com/audit When I start the web application I do not see any messages logged to these instances. I checked the Ingestion log but it did not show me any errors. However if I change the seq instance and the app settings to logserver.cms.com everything works. Note that this is a test environment and in both cases I have a entry in the etc/hosts file for the hostname and it is mapped to loopback ip address. The web application and Seq are on the same host.
Posted by Mudassar Jafer 3 years ago
Hi Nick, I was wondering if there was an easy way to copy all of the extents from one Seq instance over to another instance? I realise this can be done with the Replication app, but I'm worried that forwarding a huge number of events will be extremely slow and that "some events may be dropped" as you note in the documentation. I tried copying the extents folder to the new instance, but that didn't work. I was hoping it would be that simple. Thanks for your help
Posted by Craig Curtis 3 years ago
What is the best way to support two named instances on the same machine (test & prod) and have the test instance run the _next_ version of SEQ? I noticed the way I have it setup now they point to the same exe. We would like to run the pre-release version as our test instance. Thanks!
Posted by Nathan 3 years ago
Hi all, My goal is to: * Have a base Serilog config (Web.config) which uses no API key and has a debug level of information. * Have transforms (e.g. Web.Stage.config) which may / may not supply & API key, and which defer to Seq on logging levels (but also supply a default in the config). My current base `Web.config` reads: ``` <!-- Serilog / Seq Logging Configuration --> <add key="serilog:minimum-level" value="Debug" /> <!-- Logging Levels: Verbose, Debug, Information, Warning, Error --> <add key="serilog:using:Seq" value="Serilog.Sinks.Seq" /> <add key="serilog:write-to:Seq.serverUrl" value="http://localhost:5341" /> <add key="serilog:write-to:Seq.apiKey" value="" /> ``` My example test transformation includes the API key & server (redacted): ``` <add key="serilog:minimum-level" value="Information" xdt:Locator="Match(key)" xdt:Transform="SetAttributes(value)" /> <add key="serilog:write-to:Seq.serverUrl" value="http://[Redacted]:5341" xdt:Locator="Match(key)" xdt:Transform="SetAttributes(value)" /> <add key="serilog:write-to:Seq.apiKey" value="[Redacted]" xdt:Locator="Match(key)" xdt:Transform="SetAttributes(value)" /> ``` In an Autofac module, I have: ``` private ILogger WireUpSerilog() { var levelSwitch = new LoggingLevelSwitch(); var envName = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["Environment"]; var logger = new LoggerConfiguration() .ReadFrom.AppSettings() .MinimumLevel.ControlledBy(levelSwitch) .Enrich.WithProperty("Environment", envName) .Enrich.WithEnvironmentUserName() .Enrich.WithMachineName() .CreateLogger(); Log.Logger = logger; return logger; } ``` which is then wired up as: ``` builder.Register(c => WireUpSerilog()).As<ILogger>().InstancePerLifetimeScope(); ``` Is this sufficient to enable dynamic logging levels via API keys? Or is there anything I'm missing here? Do I need to specify the use of LoggingLevelSwitch in the config itself? Just making sure.
Posted by Sean Killeen 3 years ago
Hi. I just reinstalled Seq for the first time in ages, and it keeps showing a little "i" logo in the menu bar which, when I click it, says: ``` The maintenance period on this Seq instance has expired. To continue receiving support and upgrades, please update the license. ``` Does this have any effect besides showing that message? I'm trying to work out why events logged from Serilog never actually wind up on the Seq server and I'd like to eliminate this from the list of things to check.
Posted by Adam Friedman 3 years ago
Hi! I'm trying to save an event (JSON) using PowerShell: Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $Uri -Body $Body -ContentType "application/json" -Method POST But I think the JSON is very large because result is Bad Request (400) Is there a limit to save JSON events? --- Thanks for the help
Posted by Daniel E. Montalvo Herrera 3 years ago
I'm running SEQ 3.2.16 on Windows Server 2012 R2, and the Extent free space is only being reclaimed as part of the compacting process after 14 days. I have rention policies currently deleting all events after 25hours. I hadn't spotted the Data Store reference to Windows Server 2012 R2 before and wondered if this was a recent change/feature?
Posted by Chris Wilson 3 years ago
Hi all, Looking to use Seq Enterprise Edition at a client of mine and the purchase just got underway. Very excited! This client has a great CM / DevOps team that's trying to automate a lot of our server setup. I know that we'll want to: * Configure Seq for AD integration * Use a separate data drive to store the log flies * Set Seq retention to be capped at that drive's size (minus a few GB) * Use Puppet to install it if at all possible. What options to we have for unattended or automated installation & configuration via the Seq MSI and/or Puppet? Thanks, Sean
Posted by Sean Killeen 3 years ago
We are using IdentityServer for auth in our other applications. It would be great if we could support Single Sign On in Seq. We use the same server for our external facing users and have a claim that says if a user is an internal staff member. Ideally we could provide the valid endpoint for Auth and the required claims.
Posted by Andrew McClenaghan 3 years ago