diff --git a/doc/Extensions/Syslog.md b/doc/Extensions/Syslog.md
index 6d418c0d5f..151e6b596b 100644
--- a/doc/Extensions/Syslog.md
+++ b/doc/Extensions/Syslog.md
@@ -10,87 +10,31 @@ integrating syslog with LibreNMS.
 
 === "Debian / Ubuntu"
     ```ssh
-    apt-get install syslog-ng
+    apt-get install syslog-ng-core
     ```
 === "CentOS / RedHat"
     ```ssh
     yum install syslog-ng
     ```
 
-Once syslog-ng is installed, edit the relevant config file (most
-likely /etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf) and paste the following:
+Once syslog-ng is installed, create the config file 
+(/etc/syslog-ng/conf.d/librenms.conf) and paste the following:
 
 ```bash
-@version:3.5
-@include "scl.conf"
-
-# syslog-ng configuration file.
-#
-# This should behave pretty much like the original syslog on RedHat. But
-# it could be configured a lot smarter.
-#
-# See syslog-ng(8) and syslog-ng.conf(5) for more information.
-#
-# Note: it also sources additional configuration files (*.conf)
-#       located in /etc/syslog-ng/conf.d/
-
-options {
-        chain_hostnames(off);
-        flush_lines(0);
-        use_dns(no);
-        use_fqdn(no);
-        owner("root");
-        group("adm");
-        perm(0640);
-        stats_freq(0);
-        bad_hostname("^gconfd$");
-};
-
-source s_sys {
-    system();
-    internal();
-};
-
 source s_net {
         tcp(port(514) flags(syslog-protocol));
         udp(port(514) flags(syslog-protocol));
 };
 
-########################
-# Destinations
-########################
 destination d_librenms {
         program("/opt/librenms/syslog.php" template ("$HOST||$FACILITY||$PRIORITY||$LEVEL||$TAG||$R_YEAR-$R_MONTH-$R_DAY $R_HOUR:$R_MIN:$R_SEC||$MSG||$PROGRAM\n") template-escape(yes));
 };
 
-filter f_kernel     { facility(kern); };
-filter f_default    { level(info..emerg) and
-                        not (facility(mail)
-                        or facility(authpriv)
-                        or facility(cron)); };
-filter f_auth       { facility(authpriv); };
-filter f_mail       { facility(mail); };
-filter f_emergency  { level(emerg); };
-filter f_news       { facility(uucp) or
-                        (facility(news)
-                        and level(crit..emerg)); };
-filter f_boot   { facility(local7); };
-filter f_cron   { facility(cron); };
-
-########################
-# Log paths
-########################
 log {
         source(s_net);
         source(s_sys);
         destination(d_librenms);
 };
-
-# Source additional configuration files (.conf extension only)
-@include "/etc/syslog-ng/conf.d/*.conf"
-
-
-# vim:ft=syslog-ng:ai:si:ts=4:sw=4:et:
 ```
 
 Next start syslog-ng: