diff --git a/apply.sh b/apply.sh
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+++ b/apply.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+echo "Applying rsyslog config from git repo..."
+
+cp rsyslog.conf /etc/rsyslog.conf
+mkdir -p /etc/rsyslog.d
+cp rsyslog.d/*.conf /etc/rsyslog.d/
+
+echo "Validating config..."
+rsyslogd -N1
+
+echo "Restarting rsyslog..."
+systemctl restart rsyslog
+
+echo "Done."
diff --git a/drift-check.sh b/drift-check.sh
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+++ b/drift-check.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+echo "Checking drift between git repo and live server..."
+
+DIFF_FOUND=0
+
+echo
+echo "Comparing /etc/rsyslog.conf"
+if ! diff -u rsyslog.conf /etc/rsyslog.conf; then
+  DIFF_FOUND=1
+fi
+
+echo
+echo "Comparing rsyslog.d configs"
+for file in rsyslog.d/*.conf; do
+  base=$(basename "$file")
+  target="/etc/rsyslog.d/$base"
+
+  if [ ! -f "$target" ]; then
+    echo "Missing on server: $target"
+    DIFF_FOUND=1
+    continue
+  fi
+
+  if ! diff -u "$file" "$target"; then
+    DIFF_FOUND=1
+  fi
+done
+
+if [ "$DIFF_FOUND" -eq 0 ]; then
+  echo
+  echo "No drift detected."
+  exit 0
+else
+  echo
+  echo "Drift detected!"
+  exit 1
+fi