# Installing rsyslog

rsyslog is included by default in many Linux distributions. If it is not installed, you can add it with the following commands.

## On Debian/Ubuntu

    sudo apt update
    sudo apt install rsyslog rsyslog-doc

## On RHEL/CentOS

    sudo dnf install rsyslog rsyslog-doc

## Enable and Start the Service

After installation, enable and start rsyslog:

    sudo systemctl enable rsyslog
    sudo systemctl start rsyslog

## Validating the Setup

To verify your installation and configuration, run:

    rsyslogd -N1

This checks the configuration syntax without starting the daemon.

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

Contributing: Source & docs: rsyslog source project

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