Next Steps

You have installed rsyslog, configured local logging, and optionally set up log forwarding. Here are some recommended next steps.

Explore Modules

rsyslog’s modular design allows integrations such as:

  • omelasticsearch for Elasticsearch and OpenSearch

  • omkafka for Kafka

  • imfile for monitoring text log files

Filtering and Templates

Learn how to filter messages and format log output using templates.

See: Configuration

Debugging and Troubleshooting

Use rsyslogd -N1 to check configuration syntax and discover issues with included snippets.

Advanced Tutorials

For more examples and step-by-step guides, visit:

Tutorials

Community and AI Assistant


Support: rsyslog Assistant | GitHub Discussions | GitHub Issues: rsyslog source project

Contributing: Source & docs: rsyslog source project

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