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= Network Appenders

This section guides you through xref:manual/appenders.adoc[appenders] that use simple network protocols to transmit log events to a remote host.

[#common-configuration]
== Common concerns

[#tls-configuration]
=== TLS Configuration

All network appenders support TLS (formerly known as SSL) connections.
The TLS layer can be configured:

* Either globally using configuration properties.
See xref:manual/systemproperties.adoc#properties-transport-security[Transport Security]
for more details.
* Or by providing a nested <<SslConfiguration,`SSL`>> Log4j component.

[#SslConfiguration]
==== `Ssl`

The `Ssl` component supports the following configuration options:

[#SslConfiguration-attributes]
.`Ssl` configuration attributes
[cols="1m,1,1,5"]
|===
| Attribute | Type | Default value | Description

| [[SslConfiguration-attr-protocol]]protocol
| `String`
| `TLS`
a|
It specifies the
https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/guides/security/StandardNames.html#SSLContext[`SSLContext` algorithm]
that https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/guides/security/jsse/JSSERefGuide.html[JSSE] will use.

[NOTE]
====
This setting can only be used to reduce the highest version of TLS to be used.

To disable older TLS versions, see
https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/guides/security/jsse/JSSERefGuide.html#InstallationAndCustomization[JSSE documentation].
====

| [[SslConfiguration-attr-verifyHostName]]verifyHostName
| `boolean`
| `false`
|
If `true`, the host name in X509 certificate will be compared to the requested host name.
In the case of a mismatch, the connection will fail.

Note that SSL/TLS does not allow IP literals for host name verification – see https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc6066.html#section-3[RFC 6066].
Host name verification will only be effective if the provided host name is not an IP literal and a valid host name per https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc1035.html[RFC 1035].

See also
xref:manual/systemproperties.adoc#log4j2.sslVerifyHostName[`log4j2.sslVerifyHostName`].
|===

[#SslConfiguration-elements]
.`Ssl` nested elements
[cols="1m,1,4"]
|===
| Type | Multiplicity | Description

| [[SslConfiguration-element-KeyStore]]<<KeyStoreConfiguration,`KeyStore`>>
| zero or one
|
It specifies the
https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/security/KeyStore.html[`KeyStore`]
to use for TLS client authentication.

| [[SslConfiguration-element-TrustStore]]<<TrustStoreConfiguration,`TrustStore`>>
| zero or one
|
It specifies the trust roots to use for TLS server authentication.

|===

xref:plugin-reference.adoc#org-apache-logging-log4j_log4j-core_org-apache-logging-log4j-core-net-ssl-SslConfiguration[{plugin-reference-marker} Plugin reference for `SSL`]

[#KeyStoreConfiguration]
==== KeyStore

The `KeyStore` is meant to contain your private keys and certificates, and determines which authentication credentials to send to the remote host.

[#KeyStoreConfiguration-attributes]
.`KeyStore` configuration attributes
[cols="1m,1,1,5"]
|===
| Attribute | Type | Default value | Description

| [[KeyStoreConfiguration-attr-location]]location
| https://docs.oracle.com/javase/{java-target-version}/docs/api/java/nio/file/Path.html[`Path`] or
https://docs.oracle.com/javase/{java-target-version}/docs/api/java/net/URI.html[`URI`]
|
|
The location of the private key store.

See also xref:manual/systemproperties.adoc#log4j2.keyStoreLocation[`log4j2.keyStoreLocation`].

| [[KeyStoreConfiguration-attr-password]]password
| `String`
| `null`
|
The password for the private key store.

See also xref:manual/systemproperties.adoc#log4j2.keyStorePassword[`log4j2.keyStorePassword`].

| [[KeyStoreConfiguration-attr-passwordEnvironmentVariable]]passwordEnvironmentVariable
| `String`
| `null`
|
The name of the environment variable that contains the password for the private key store.

See also xref:manual/systemproperties.adoc#log4j2.keyStorePasswordEnvironmentVariable[`log4j2.keyStorePasswordEnvironmentVariable`].

| [[KeyStoreConfiguration-attr-passwordFile]]passwordFile
| https://docs.oracle.com/javase/{java-target-version}/docs/api/java/nio/file/Path.html[`Path`]
| `null`
|
The name of a file that contains the password for the private key store.

See also xref:manual/systemproperties.adoc#log4j2.keyStorePasswordFile[`log4j2.keyStorePasswordFile`].

| [[KeyStoreConfiguration-attr-type]]type
| https://docs.oracle.com/javase/{java-target-version}/docs/technotes/guides/security/StandardNames.html#KeyStore[`KeyStore`]
| https://docs.oracle.com/javase/{java-target-version}/docs/api/java/security/KeyStore.html#getDefaultType--[_JVM dependent_]
|
The type of private key store.
See https://docs.oracle.com/javase/{java-target-version}/docs/technotes/guides/security/StandardNames.html#KeyStore[`KeyStore` standard types].

See also xref:manual/systemproperties.adoc#log4j2.keyStoreType[`log4j2.keyStoreType`].

| [[KeyStoreConfiguration-attr-keyManagerFactoryAlgorithm]]keyManagerFactoryAlgorithm
| https://docs.oracle.com/javase/{java-target-version}/docs/technotes/guides/security/StandardNames.html#KeyManagerFactory[`KeyManagerFactory`]
|https://docs.oracle.com/javase/{java-target-version}/docs/api/javax/net/ssl/KeyManagerFactory.html#getDefaultAlgorithm--[_JVM dependent_]
|
Name of the https://docs.oracle.com/javase/{java-target-version}/docs/api/javax/net/ssl/KeyManagerFactory.html[`KeyManagerFactory`] implementation to use for the private key store.
See https://docs.oracle.com/javase/{java-target-version}/docs/technotes/guides/security/StandardNames.html#KeyManagerFactory[`KeyManagerFactory` standard names].

See also xref:manual/systemproperties.adoc#log4j2.keyStoreKeyManagerFactoryAlgorithm[`log4j2.keyStoreKeyManagerFactoryAlgorithm`].
|===

xref:plugin-reference.adoc#org-apache-logging-log4j_log4j-core_org-apache-logging-log4j-core-net-ssl-KeyStoreConfiguration[{plugin-reference-marker} Plugin reference for `KeyStore`]

[#TrustStoreConfiguration]
==== TrustStore

The trust store is meant to contain the CA certificates you are willing to trust when a remote party presents its certificate.
It determines whether the remote authentication credentials (and thus the connection) should be trusted.

include::partial$manual/trust-store-guideline.adoc[]

[#TrustStoreConfiguration-attributes]
.`TrustStore` configuration attributes
[cols="1m,1,1,5"]
|===
| Attribute | Type | Default value | Description

| [[TrustStoreConfiguration-attr-location]]location
| https://docs.oracle.com/javase/{java-target-version}/docs/api/java/nio/file/Path.html[`Path`] or
https://docs.oracle.com/javase/{java-target-version}/docs/api/java/net/URI.html[`URI`]
|
|
The location of the trust store.

See also xref:manual/systemproperties.adoc#log4j2.trustStoreLocation[`log4j2.trustStoreLocation`].

| [[TrustStoreConfiguration-attr-password]]password
| `String`
| `null`
|
The password for the trust store.

See also xref:manual/systemproperties.adoc#log4j2.trustStorePassword[`log4j2.trustStorePassword`].

| [[TrustStoreConfiguration-attr-passwordEnvironmentVariable]]passwordEnvironmentVariable
| `String`
| `null`
|
The name of the environment variable that contains the password for the trust store.

See also xref:manual/systemproperties.adoc#log4j2.trustStorePasswordEnvironmentVariable[`log4j2.trustStorePasswordEnvironmentVariable`].

| [[TrustStoreConfiguration-attr-passwordFile]]passwordFile
| https://docs.oracle.com/javase/{java-target-version}/docs/api/java/nio/file/Path.html[`Path`]
| `null`
|
The name of a file that contains the password for the trust store.

See also xref:manual/systemproperties.adoc#log4j2.trustStorePasswordFile[`log4j2.trustStorePasswordFile`].

| [[TrustStoreConfiguration-attr-type]]type
| https://docs.oracle.com/javase/{java-target-version}/docs/technotes/guides/security/StandardNames.html#KeyStore[`KeyStore`]
| https://docs.oracle.com/javase/{java-target-version}/docs/api/java/security/KeyStore.html#getDefaultType--[_JVM dependent_]
|
The type of trust store.
See https://docs.oracle.com/javase/{java-target-version}/docs/technotes/guides/security/StandardNames.html#KeyStore[`KeyStore` standard types].

See also xref:manual/systemproperties.adoc#log4j2.trustStoreType[`log4j2.trustStoreType`].

| [[TrustStoreConfiguration-attr-keyManagerFactoryAlgorithm]]keyManagerFactoryAlgorithm
| https://docs.oracle.com/javase/{java-target-version}/docs/technotes/guides/security/StandardNames.html#KeyManagerFactory[`KeyManagerFactory`]
|https://docs.oracle.com/javase/{java-target-version}/docs/api/javax/net/ssl/KeyManagerFactory.html#getDefaultAlgorithm--[_JVM dependent_]
|
Name of the https://docs.oracle.com/javase/{java-target-version}/docs/api/javax/net/ssl/KeyManagerFactory.html[`KeyManagerFactory`] implementation to use for the trust store.
See https://docs.oracle.com/javase/{java-target-version}/docs/technotes/guides/security/StandardNames.html#KeyManagerFactory[`KeyManagerFactory` standard names].

See also xref:manual/systemproperties.adoc#log4j2.trustStoreKeyManagerFactoryAlgorithm[`log4j2.trustStoreKeyManagerFactoryAlgorithm`].
|===

xref:plugin-reference.adoc#org-apache-logging-log4j_log4j-core_org-apache-logging-log4j-core-net-ssl-TrustStoreConfiguration[{plugin-reference-marker} Plugin reference for `TrustStore`]

[#SslConfiguration-examples]
==== TLS configuration example

This is an example of TLS configuration:

[tabs]
====
XML::
+
.Snippet from an example {antora-examples-url}/manual/appenders/network/ssl.xml[`log4j2.xml`]
[source,xml,indent=0]
----
include::example$manual/appenders/network/ssl.xml[tag=ssl]
----

JSON::
+
.Snippet from an example {antora-examples-url}/manual/appenders/network/ssl.json[`log4j2.json`]
[source,json,indent=0]
----
include::example$manual/appenders/network/ssl.json[tag=ssl]
----

YAML::
+
.Snippet from an example {antora-examples-url}/manual/appenders/network/ssl.yaml[`log4j2.yaml`]
[source,yaml,indent=0]
----
include::example$manual/appenders/network/ssl.yaml[tag=ssl]
----

Properties::
+
.Snippet from an example {antora-examples-url}/manual/appenders/network/ssl.properties[`log4j2.properties`]
[source,properties,indent=0]
----
include::example$manual/appenders/network/ssl.properties[tag=ssl]
----
====

[#HttpAppender]
== HTTP Appender

The HTTP Appender sends log events over HTTP, by wrapping them in an HTTP request.
The `Content-Type` HTTP header is set based on the
link:../../javadoc/log4j-core/org/apache/logging/log4j/core/Layout.html#getContentType()[`getContentType()`]
method of the
<<HttpAppender-element-Layout,nested layout>>.
Additional headers can be configured using the nested
<<HttpAppender-element-Property,`Property` elements>>.

If the appender receives a response with status code different from `2xx`, an exception is thrown.
See also <<HttpAppender-attr-ignoreExceptions,`ignoreExceptions`>> configuration attribute.

[NOTE]
====
The implementation uses
https://docs.oracle.com/javase/{java-target-version}/docs/api/java/net/HttpURLConnection.html[`HttpURLConnection`]
under the hood.
====

[#HttpAppender-attributes]
.HTTP Appender configuration attributes
[cols="1m,1,1,5"]
|===
| Attribute | Type | Default value | Description

4+h| Required

| [[HttpAppender-attr-name]]name
| `String`
|
| The name of the appender.

| [[HttpAppender-attr-url]]url
| https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/net/URL.html[`URL`]
|
| The URL of the HTTP server.
Only the `http` and `https` schemas are supported.

4+h| Optional

| [[HttpAppender-attr-connectTimeoutMillis]]connectTimeoutMillis
| `int`
| `0`
|
The connect timeout in milliseconds.
If `0` the timeout is infinite.

| [[HttpAppender-attr-readTimeoutMillis]]readTimeoutMillis
| `int`
| `0`
|The socket read timeout in milliseconds.
If `0` the timeout is infinite.

| [[HttpAppender-attr-ignoreExceptions]]ignoreExceptions
| `boolean`
| `true`
| If `false`, logging exception will be forwarded to the caller of the logging statement.
Otherwise, they will be ignored.

Logging exceptions are always also logged to xref:manual/status-logger.adoc[]

| [[HttpAppender-attr-method]]method
| `String`
| `POST`
| The HTTP method to use.

| [[HttpAppender-attr-verifyHostName]]verifyHostName
| `boolean`
| `true`
|
If `true`, the host name in X509 certificate will be compared to the requested host name.
In the case of a mismatch, the connection will fail.

|===

[#HttpAppender-elements]
.HTTP Appender nested elements
[cols="1m,1,4"]
|===
| Type | Multiplicity | Description

| [[HttpAppender-element-Filter]]xref:manual/filters.adoc[`Filter`]
| zero or one
|
Allows filtering log events just before they are formatted and sent.

See also xref:manual/filters.adoc#appender-stage[appender filtering stage].

| [[HttpAppender-element-Layout]]xref:manual/layouts.adoc[`Layout`]
| **one**
|
Formats log events.
The choice of the layout is also responsible for the `Content-Type` header of HTTP requests.

See xref:manual/layouts.adoc[] for more information.

| [[HttpAppender-element-Property]]xref:plugin-reference.adoc#org-apache-logging-log4j_log4j-core_org-apache-logging-log4j-core-config-Property[`Property`]
| zero or more
| Additional HTTP headers to use.

The values support
xref:manual/configuration.adoc#lazy-property-substitution[runtime property substitution]
and are evaluated in a
xref:manual/lookups.adoc#global-context[_global context_].

| [[HttpAppender-element-SslConfiguration]]<<SslConfiguration,`SSL`>>
| zero or one
|
It specifies the TLS parameters to use.
See <<tls-configuration>> for more details.

|===

xref:plugin-reference.adoc#org-apache-logging-log4j_log4j-core_org-apache-logging-log4j-core-appender-HttpAppender[{plugin-reference-marker} Plugin reference for `HTTP`]

[#HttpAppender-examples]
=== Configuration examples

Here is a sample Http Appender configuration snippet:

[tabs]
====
XML::
+
.Snippet from an example {antora-examples-url}/manual/appenders/network/http.xml[`log4j2.xml`]
[source,xml,indent=0]
----
include::example$manual/appenders/network/http.xml[tag=appender]
----

JSON::
+
.Snippet from an example {antora-examples-url}/manual/appenders/network/http.json[`log4j2.json`]
[source,json,indent=0]
----
include::example$manual/appenders/network/http.json[tag=appender]
----

YAML::
+
.Snippet from an example {antora-examples-url}/manual/appenders/network/http.yaml[`log4j2.yaml`]
[source,yaml,indent=0]
----
include::example$manual/appenders/network/http.yaml[tag=appender]
----

Properties::
+
.Snippet from an example {antora-examples-url}/manual/appenders/network/http.properties[`log4j2.properties`]
[source,properties,indent=0]
----
include::example$manual/appenders/network/http.properties[tag=appender]
----
====

<1> This HTTP header is evaluated once at configuration time.
<2> This HTTP header is evaluated at each log event.

[#SmtpAppender]
== SMTP Appender

The SMTP writes log events to an e-mail service using
https://jakarta.ee/specifications/mail/1.6/[Jakarta Mail 1.6 or higher].

[IMPORTANT]
====
Unlike what happens with
xref:manual/filters.adoc#appender-stage[most appenders], the SMTP does **not** discard log events that are denied by the
<<SmtpAppender-element-Filter,`Filter`>> element.

All the log events received by the appender are added to a cyclic log event buffer as context.
If the filter accepts a message, an e-mail is sent.
====

[#SmtpAppender-attributes]
.SMTP Appender configuration attributes
[cols="1m,1,2,5"]
|===
| Attribute | Type | Default value | Description

4+h| Required

| [[SmtpAppender-attr-name]]name
| `String`
|
| The name of the appender.

4+h| Optional

| [[SmtpAppender-attr-bufferSize]]bufferSize
| `int`
| `512`
|
The maximum number of log events to be buffered for inclusion in a single message.

| [[SmtpAppender-attr-ignoreExceptions]]ignoreExceptions
| `boolean`
| `true`
| If `false`, logging exception will be forwarded to the caller of the logging statement.
Otherwise, they will be ignored.

Logging exceptions are always also logged to xref:manual/status-logger.adoc[]

| [[SmtpAppender-attr-smtpDebug]]smtpDebug
| `boolean`
| `false`
|
When set to `true` turns on the session debugging.
In the reference implementation of Jakarta Mail
(https://projects.eclipse.org/projects/ee4j.angus[Eclipse Angus])
this will cause log messages to be printed on `System.out`.

See the javadoc of
https://jakarta.ee/specifications/mail/2.1/apidocs/jakarta.mail/jakarta/mail/session#setDebug(boolean)[`Session.setDebug()`]
for more details.

| [[SmtpAppender-attr-]]smtpProtocol
| `String`
| `smtp`
a|
The Jakarta Mail transport protocol.
Most implementations provide:

`smtp`::
SMTP

`smtps`::
SMTP over TLS

| [[SmtpAppender-attr-smtpHost]]smtpHost
| `String`
| `localhost`
|
The SMTP hostname to send to.

| [[SmtpAppender-attr-Port]]smtpPort
| `int`
a|
`25`:: for `smtp`
`465`:: for `smtps`
|The SMTP port to send to.

| [[SmtpAppender-attr-smtpUsername]]smtpUsername
| `String`
|
|
The username used to authenticate against the SMTP server.

| [[SmtpAppender-attr-smtpPassword]]smtpPassword
| `String`
|
|The password used to authenticate against the SMTP server.


4+h| https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc5322[RFC 822 message] fields

| [[SmtpAppender-attr-from]]from
| https://jakarta.ee/specifications/mail/2.1/apidocs/jakarta.mail/jakarta/mail/internet/internetaddress[`InternetAddress[\]`]
|
|
A list of
https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc2822#section-3.6.2[sender e-mail addresses].

See
https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc2822#section-3.4[RFC2822 Address Specification]
for the format.

| [[SmtpAppender-attr-replyTo]]replyTo
| https://jakarta.ee/specifications/mail/2.1/apidocs/jakarta.mail/jakarta/mail/internet/internetaddress[`InternetAddress[\]`]
|
|
A list of
https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc2822#section-3.6.2[reply-to e-mail addresses].

See
https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc2822#section-3.4[RFC2822 Address Specification]
for the format.

| [[SmtpAppender-attr-to]]to
| https://jakarta.ee/specifications/mail/2.1/apidocs/jakarta.mail/jakarta/mail/internet/internetaddress[`InternetAddress[\]`]
|
|
A list of
https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc2822#section-3.6.3[recipient e-mail addresses].

See
https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc2822#section-3.4[RFC2822 Address Specification]
for the format.

**Required**, if <<SmtpAppender-attr-cc,`cc`>> and <<SmtpAppender-attr-bcc,`bcc`>> are empty.

| [[SmtpAppender-attr-cc]]cc
| https://jakarta.ee/specifications/mail/2.1/apidocs/jakarta.mail/jakarta/mail/internet/internetaddress[`InternetAddress[\]`]
|
|
A list of
https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc2822#section-3.6.3[CC e-mail addresses].

See
https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc2822#section-3.4[RFC2822 Address Specification]
for the format.

**Required**, if <<SmtpAppender-attr-to,`to`>> and <<SmtpAppender-attr-bcc,`bcc`>> are empty.

| [[SmtpAppender-attr-bcc]]bcc
| https://jakarta.ee/specifications/mail/2.1/apidocs/jakarta.mail/jakarta/mail/internet/internetaddress[`InternetAddress[\]`]
|
|
A list of
https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc2822#section-3.6.3[BCC e-mail addresses].

See
https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc2822#section-3.4[RFC2822 Address Specification]
for the format.

**Required**, if <<SmtpAppender-attr-to,`to`>> and <<SmtpAppender-attr-cc,`cc`>> are empty.

| [[SmtpAppender-attr-subject]]subject
| `String`
|
|
It specifies the subject field of the RFC 822 message.

This field can contain
xref:manual/pattern-layout.adoc#converters[pattern converters].
|===

[#SmtpAppender-elements]
.HTTP Appender nested elements
[cols="1m,1,4"]
|===
| Type | Multiplicity | Description

| [[SmtpAppender-element-Filter]]xref:manual/filters.adoc[`Filter`]
| zero or one
a|
A filter that decides which events trigger an e-mail and which events are buffered for context.

If absent, a
xref:manual/filters.adoc#ThresholdFilter[`ThresholdFilter`]
with default parameters will be used.

| [[SmtpAppender-element-Layout]]xref:manual/layouts.adoc[`Layout`]
| **one**
|
Formats log events.
The choice of the layout is also responsible for the `Content-Type` header of e-mail message.

See xref:manual/layouts.adoc[] for more information.

| [[SmtpAppender-element-SslConfiguration]]<<SslConfiguration,`SSL`>>
| zero or one
|
It specifies the TLS parameters to use.
See <<tls-configuration>> for more details.

|===

xref:plugin-reference.adoc#org-apache-logging-log4j_log4j-core_org-apache-logging-log4j-core-appender-SmtpAppender[{plugin-reference-marker} Plugin reference for `SMTP`]

Additional runtime dependencies are required to use the SMTP appender:

include::partial$features/appender-smtp.adoc[]

[#SmtpAppender-examples]
=== Configuration examples

Here is an example of SMTP Appender configuration:

[tabs]
====
XML::
+
.Snippet from an example {antora-examples-url}/manual/appenders/network/smtp.xml[`log4j2.xml`]
[source,xml,indent=0]
----
include::example$manual/appenders/network/smtp.xml[tag=appender]
----

JSON::
+
.Snippet from an example {antora-examples-url}/manual/appenders/network/smtp.json[`log4j2.json`]
[source,json,indent=0]
----
include::example$manual/appenders/network/smtp.json[tag=appender]
----

YAML::
+
.Snippet from an example {antora-examples-url}/manual/appenders/network/smtp.yaml[`log4j2.yaml`]
[source,yaml,indent=0]
----
include::example$manual/appenders/network/smtp.yaml[tag=appender]
----

Properties::
+
.Snippet from an example {antora-examples-url}/manual/appenders/network/smtp.properties[`log4j2.properties`]
[source,properties,indent=0]
----
include::example$manual/appenders/network/smtp.properties[tag=appender]
----
====

<1> The `subject` attribute can use xref:manual/pattern-layout.adoc#converters[pattern converters].
<2> An e-mail will be sent for each `AUDIT` log event.
Additional log events will be kept for context.

[#SocketAppender]
== Socket Appender

The Socket Appender that writes its output to a remote destination using TCP or UDP sockets.
You can optionally secure communication with <<tls-configuration,TLS>>.

[NOTE]
====
The TCP and TLS variants write to the socket as a stream and do not expect a response from the target destination.
When the target server closes its connection, some log events may continue to appear as delivered until a
https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/net/SocketException.html[`SocketException`]
is raised, causing those events to be lost.

If guaranteed delivery is required, a protocol that requires acknowledgments must be used.
====

[#SocketAppender-attributes]
.Socket Appender configuration attributes
[cols="1m,1,2,5"]
|===
| Attribute | Type | Default value | Description

4+h| Required

| [[SocketAppender-attr-host]]host
| `String`
|
|
The name or address of the system that is listening for log events.

| [[SocketAppender-attr-name]]name
| `String`
|
| The name of the appender.

4+h| Optional

| [[SocketAppender-attr-bufferedIo]]bufferedIo
| `boolean`
| `true`
|
If set to `true`, Log4j Core will format each log event in an internal buffer, before sending it to the underlying resource.

See xref:manual/appenders.adoc#buffering[Buffering] for more details.

| [[SocketAppender-attr-bufferSize]]bufferSize
| `int`
| xref:manual/systemproperties.adoc#log4j2.encoderByteBufferSize[`8192`]
a|
The size of the
https://docs.oracle.com/javase/{java-target-version}/docs/api/java/nio/ByteBuffer.html[`ByteBuffer`]
internally used by the appender.

See xref:manual/appenders.adoc#buffering[Buffering] for more details.

| [[SocketAppender-attr-ignoreExceptions]]ignoreExceptions
| `boolean`
| `true`
| If `false`, logging exception will be forwarded to the caller of the logging statement.
Otherwise, they will be ignored.

Logging exceptions are always also logged to xref:manual/status-logger.adoc[]

| immediateFail
| boolean
| `true`
|
When set to `true`, log events will not wait to try to reconnect and will fail immediately if the socket is not
available.

| [[SocketAppender-attr-immediateFlush]]immediateFlush
| `boolean`
| `true`
|
If set to `true`, the appender will flush its internal buffer after each event.

See xref:manual/appenders.adoc#buffering[Buffering] for more details.

| [[SocketAppender-attr-port]]port
| `int`
a|
`4560`:: for `TCP`
`6514`:: for `SSL`
_no default_:: for `UDP`
|
The port on the host that is listening for log events.

**Required**

| [[SocketAppender-attr-protocol]]protocol
| _enumeration_
| `TCP`
|
The network protocol to use: `UDP`, `TCP` or `SSL`.

| [[SocketAppender-attr-connectTimeoutMillis]]connectTimeoutMillis
| `int`
| `0`
|
The connect timeout in milliseconds.
If `0` the timeout is infinite.

| [[SocketAppender-attr-readTimeoutMillis]]readTimeoutMillis
| `int`
| `0`
|The socket read timeout in milliseconds.
If `0` the timeout is infinite.
|===

[#SocketAppender-elements]
.Socket Appender nested elements
[cols="1m,1,4"]
|===
| Type | Multiplicity | Description

| [[SocketAppender-element-Filter]]xref:manual/filters.adoc[`Filter`]
| zero or one
|
Allows filtering log events just before they are formatted and sent.

See also xref:manual/filters.adoc#appender-stage[appender filtering stage].

| [[SocketAppender-element-Layout]]xref:manual/layouts.adoc[`Layout`]
| zero or one
|
Formats log events.

See xref:manual/layouts.adoc[] for more information.

| [[SocketAppender-element-SslConfiguration]]<<SslConfiguration,`SSL`>>
| zero or one
|
It specifies the TLS parameters to use.
See <<tls-configuration>> for more details.

|===

[#SocketAppender-examples]
=== Configuration examples

The following example appends log events to a Syslog server using a TLS connection and the RFC5424 log event format:

[tabs]
====
XML::
+
.Snippet from an example {antora-examples-url}/manual/appenders/network/socket.xml[`log4j2.xml`]
[source,xml,indent=0]
----
include::example$manual/appenders/network/socket.xml[tag=appender]
----

JSON::
+
.Snippet from an example {antora-examples-url}/manual/appenders/network/socket.json[`log4j2.json`]
[source,json,indent=0]
----
include::example$manual/appenders/network/socket.json[tag=appender]
----

YAML::
+
.Snippet from an example {antora-examples-url}/manual/appenders/network/socket.yaml[`log4j2.yaml`]
[source,yaml,indent=0]
----
include::example$manual/appenders/network/socket.yaml[tag=appender]
----

Properties::
+
.Snippet from an example {antora-examples-url}/manual/appenders/network/socket.properties[`log4j2.properties`]
[source,properties,indent=0]
----
include::example$manual/appenders/network/socket.properties[tag=appender]
----
====

[#SyslogAppender]
== Syslog Appender

The Syslog Appender is a utility Log4j plugin to combine a <<SocketAppender>> with either a
xref:manual/layouts.adoc#SyslogLayout[Syslog Layout]
or
xref:manual/layouts.adoc#RFC5424Layout[Rfc5424 Layout]
to provide a functionality similar to the
https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man3/syslog.3.html[UNIX `syslog` function].

It has a single configuration property to select the layout to use:

[#SyslogAppender-attributes]
.Configuration attributes specific to Syslog Appender
[cols="1m,1,2,5"]
|===
| Attribute | Type | Default value | Description

| [[SyslogAppender-attr-format]]format
| _enumeration_
| `BSD`
a|
It determines the layout to use:

`BSD`::
Uses the legacy xref:manual/layouts.adoc#SyslogLayout[Syslog Layout].

`RFC5242`::
Uses the xref:manual/layouts.adoc#RFC5424Layout[Rfc5424 Layout].

|===

All the remaining configuration attributes and nested elements are inherited from
<<SocketAppender,Socket Appender>> and the chosen layout.

xref:plugin-reference.adoc#org-apache-logging-log4j_log4j-core_org-apache-logging-log4j-core-appender-SyslogAppender[{plugin-reference-marker} Plugin reference for `Syslog`]

[#SyslogAppender-examples]
=== Configuration examples

The following configuration snippet creates the same appender as the <<SocketAppender-examples,Socket Appender example above>>:

[tabs]
====
XML::
+
.Snippet from an example {antora-examples-url}/manual/appenders/network/syslog.xml[`log4j2.xml`]
[source,xml,indent=0]
----
include::example$manual/appenders/network/syslog.xml[tag=appender]
----

JSON::
+
.Snippet from an example {antora-examples-url}/manual/appenders/network/syslog.json[`log4j2.json`]
[source,json,indent=0]
----
include::example$manual/appenders/network/syslog.json[tag=appender]
----

YAML::
+
.Snippet from an example {antora-examples-url}/manual/appenders/network/syslog.yaml[`log4j2.yaml`]
[source,yaml,indent=0]
----
include::example$manual/appenders/network/syslog.yaml[tag=appender]
----

Properties::
+
.Snippet from an example {antora-examples-url}/manual/appenders/network/syslog.properties[`log4j2.properties`]
[source,properties,indent=0]
----
include::example$manual/appenders/network/syslog.properties[tag=appender]
----
====

<1> By setting the `format` attribute to `RFC5424`, the xref:manual/layouts.adoc#RFC5424Layout[`Rfc5424Layout`] will be used.
The remaining attributes are either attributes of <<SocketAppender,Socket Appender>> or the `Rfc5424Layout`.
