# 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

- Join the GitHub Discussions to ask questions and share knowledge.

- Try the AI rsyslog assistant for quick configuration help.

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

Contributing: Source & docs: rsyslog source project

© 2008–2025 Rainer Gerhards and others. Licensed under the Apache License 2.0.