Development

• The rsyslog config data model
• Objects
  • Variables/Properties
  • Flat Elements
    • Global Parameters
    • Modules
    • Inputs
    • Rulesets
  • Hierarchical Elements
    • Execution Statements
    • Expression Evaluation
    • Control-of-Flow Statements
  • Note on Queue Objects
• Debugging
  • Debugging with tests
  • Memory debugging
    • Valgrind
    • Address sanitizer
• rsyslog code style
• Writing Rsyslog Output Plugins
  • Getting Started and Samples
  • Special Topics
    • Threading
    • Getting Message Data
    • Batching of Messages
    • Output Plugin Transaction Interface
  • Open Issues
    • Licensing
• The rsyslog queue object
  • Some definitions
  • Implementation Details
    • Disk-Assisted Mode
    • DA Run Mode Initialization
    • DA Run Mode Shutdown
    • Queue Destruction
• writing rsyslog tests
• Generic design of a syslogd

See also

Help with configuring/using Rsyslog:

• Mailing list - best route for general questions
• GitHub: rsyslog source project - detailed questions, reporting issues that are believed to be bugs with Rsyslog
• Stack Exchange (View, Ask) - experimental support from rsyslog community

See also

Contributing to Rsyslog:

• Source project: rsyslog project README.
• Documentation: rsyslog-doc project README

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