.. _param-imtcp-maxsessions:
.. _imtcp.parameter.module.maxsessions:
.. _imtcp.parameter.input.maxsessions:

MaxSessions
===========

.. index::
   single: imtcp; MaxSessions
   single: MaxSessions

.. summary-start

Sets the maximum number of sessions supported.

.. summary-end

This parameter applies to :doc:`../../configuration/modules/imtcp`.

:Name: MaxSessions
:Scope: module, input
:Type: integer
:Default: module=200, input=module parameter
:Required?: no
:Introduced: at least 5.x, possibly earlier

Description
-----------
Sets the maximum number of sessions supported. This must be set
before the first $InputTCPServerRun directive.

The same-named input parameter can override this module setting.


Module usage
------------
.. _param-imtcp-module-maxsessions:
.. _imtcp.parameter.module.maxsessions-usage:

.. code-block:: rsyslog

   module(load="imtcp" maxSessions="500")

Input usage
-----------
.. _param-imtcp-input-maxsessions:
.. _imtcp.parameter.input.maxsessions-usage:

.. code-block:: rsyslog

   input(type="imtcp" port="514" maxSessions="500")

Legacy names (for reference)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Historic names/directives for compatibility. Do not use in new configs.

.. _imtcp.parameter.legacy.inputtcpmaxsessions:

- $InputTCPMaxSessions — maps to MaxSessions (status: legacy)

.. index::
   single: imtcp; $InputTCPMaxSessions
   single: $InputTCPMaxSessions

See also
--------
See also :doc:`../../configuration/modules/imtcp`.