Syslog Server PowerShell Script

A simple PowerShell script that acts as a Syslog server, receiving Syslog messages via UDP and:

• Printing them to the console
• Storing them in a log file

📌 Features

✔ Receives Syslog messages over UDP Port 514
✔ Displays messages in the PowerShell console
✔ Saves logs to a file (C:\Logs\syslog.log)

🚀 Getting Started

🔹 1. Prerequisites

• Windows with PowerShell 5+ (or PowerShell Core)
• Administrator privileges (to listen on port 514)
• Open UDP Port 514 in the firewall (run as Admin in PowerShell) if necessary:

  New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName "Allow Syslog UDP 514" -Direction Inbound -Protocol UDP -LocalPort 514 -Action Allow
  

This script was used and tested under Windows 11.