# configuration objects

## action()

The action object is the primary means of describing actions to be carried out.

## global()

This is used to set global configuration parameters. For details, please see the rsyslog global configuration object.

## input()

The input object is the primary means of describing inputs, which are used to gather messages for rsyslog processing.

## module()

The module object is used to load plugins.

## parser()

The parser object is used to define custom parser objects.

## timezone()

The timezone object is used to define timezone settings.