server: http_listen_port: 9080 grpc_listen_port: 0 positions: filename: /tmp/positions.yaml clients: - url: http://loki:3100/loki/api/v1/push scrape_configs: - job_name: syslog_ingest syslog: listen_address: 0.0.0.0:1514 listen_protocol: tcp idle_timeout: 60s label_structured_data: yes labels: job: "syslog_combined" relabel_configs: - source_labels: ['__syslog_message_hostname'] target_label: 'host' # ============================================================ # SYSLOG NOISE FILTERS # Estimated ~80-85% volume reduction from Dream Router # Applied: 2026-02-23 # ============================================================ pipeline_stages: # --- HIGH VOLUME DROPS (~60-70% of all logs) --- # mDNS multicast (IPv4) - Apple/Chromecast/IoT discovery # Fires across EVERY VLAN (br0, br2, br5, br10, br11, br12) - drop: expression: 'DST=224\.0\.0\.251' drop_counter_reason: "mdns_ipv4_multicast" # mDNS multicast (IPv6) - drop: expression: 'DST=ff02::fb' drop_counter_reason: "mdns_ipv6_multicast" # mDNS port catch-all (anything remaining on port 5353) - drop: expression: 'DPT=5353' drop_counter_reason: "mdns_port_5353" # --- MEDIUM VOLUME DROPS (~15-20%) --- # mca-ctrl / stahtd daemon noise - fires every 2-3 seconds - drop: expression: 'no input for event' drop_counter_reason: "mca_ctrl_stahtd_noise" # --- LOW VOLUME DROPS (~3-5%) --- # UniFi device discovery broadcasts - drop: expression: 'DPT=10001' drop_counter_reason: "unifi_discovery" # hostapd WiFi AP check systemd spam (~every 30s) - drop: expression: 'hostapd-global-check' drop_counter_reason: "hostapd_check_spam" # Duplicate DNAT entries for port forwards (keeps the WAN_IN Allow line) - drop: expression: 'PortForward.*DNAT' drop_counter_reason: "duplicate_dnat" # Internal ICMP gateway pings - devices checking if gateway alive - drop: expression: 'PROTO=ICMP.*DST=192\.168\.' drop_counter_reason: "internal_icmp_pings" # ============================================================ # WHAT WE KEEP: # - [WAN_LOCAL]Block → real attack attempts (security value) # - [WAN_IN]Allow → legit inbound traffic log # - Daemon errors/warnings # - DHCP/DNS logs # - mcad interval changes (rare, informational) # - Everything from serviceslab (Proxmox host) # ============================================================