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Quickstart

What you’ll build

A working LinkMesh install on a single Linux host with one enrolled collector that ingests syslog and forwards to a destination of your choice.

Prerequisites

  • One Linux host (Ubuntu 22.04 LTS or RHEL 9 verified)
  • Outbound network access to linkmesh.io and artifacts.saas.opensight.ch
  • Optional: a Grafana Cloud Loki endpoint + write token if you want to verify delivery in Grafana

Steps

  1. Install the LinkMesh server.

    Terminal window
    curl -fsSL https://linkmesh.io/install.sh | bash

  2. Open the UI and create your operator account.

    Browse to http://<host>:8080 and complete the first-run wizard.

  3. Enroll your first collector.

    In the UI, open Collectors → Enroll. Copy the install command and run it on the host you want to monitor.

  4. Activate a source.

    Open Sources on the collector detail page and activate the Syslog receiver.

  5. Wire a route to a destination.

    Open Routes → New and pick the active syslog source, leave the default pipeline, and select a destination.

  6. Verify telemetry is flowing.

    Back on the Dashboard, the throughput chart should show events arriving from the syslog source within ~30 seconds.

Next steps