# Container-Features

Upon start, rsyslog checks if it is running as pid 1. If so, this is a clear indication it is running inside a container. This changes some parameter defaults:

- `Control`-`C` is enabled

- no pid file is written

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`

See also

Contributing to `Rsyslog`:

- Source project: rsyslog project README.

- Documentation: rsyslog-doc project README

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