diff --git a/telegraf/telegraf.conf b/telegraf/telegraf.conf
index 8632580..fedde8b 100644
--- a/telegraf/telegraf.conf
+++ b/telegraf/telegraf.conf
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@
   # tls_key = "/etc/telegraf/key.pem"
   # insecure_skip_verify = false
 
+[[inputs.syslog]]
+  server = "tcp://localhost:6514"
+
 # Read flattened metrics from one or more JSON HTTP endpoints
 [[inputs.http]]
   urls = [