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# Articles and Tutorials

A collection of external articles and tutorials about Log4j 2. The [Log4j 2 manual](manual/index.html) is the ultimate
guide for up-to-date and detailed information on how to configure and use Log4j 2.

## Chinese

* [Log4j 2.6免垃圾收集](http://www.infoq.com/cn/news/2016/06/log4j-garbage-free)
(June 12, 2016)
* [详解log4j2(上) - 从基础到实战](http://blog.csdn.net/autfish/article/details/51203709)
(April 20, 2016)
* [Log4j2使用笔记](http://www.jianshu.com/p/7aec512a003c)
(November 3, 2015)
* [过渡到全新Log4j：Log4j项目管理委员会访谈](http://www.infoq.com/cn/news/2015/09/interview-log4j-pmc)
(September 14, 2015)
* [Log4j版本1生命周期终结](http://www.infoq.com/cn/news/2015/09/log4j-version-1-reaches-eol)
(September 3, 2015)
* [Apache Log4j 2.0值得升级吗](http://www.infoq.com/cn/news/2014/08/apache-log4j2)
(August 5, 2014)
* [Log4j2架构分析与实战](http://www.importnew.com/19467.html)
(January 15, 2013)
* [log4j2 使用详解](http://blog.csdn.net/lrenjun/article/details/8178875)
(November 13, 2012)
* [Log4j2配置文件详解](https://my.oschina.net/xianggao/blog/523401)
(Undated)

## English

* [Intro to Log4j2 – Appenders, Layouts and Filters](http://www.baeldung.com/log4j2-appenders-layouts-filters)(February 28, 2017)
* [Getting Your Own Log4j2 File for Mule via Spring](https://dzone.com/articles/getting-own-log4j2-file-for-mule-via-spring)
(December 29, 2016)
* [Understanding and working with Log4j2 for logging in Selenium framework (Part B)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XNvCNHjIKw)
(December 20, 2016)
* [Understanding and working with Log4j2 for logging in Selenium framework (Part A)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWZ0gsfkkc4)
(December 18, 2016)
* [Loading a Log4j Configuration for a specific EJB](https://garygregory.wordpress.com/2016/11/27/loading-a-log4j-configuration-for-a-specific-ejb/)
(November 27, 2016)
* [Log4j2 Logging: A Primer](https://medium.com/@anishekagarwal/log4j2-logging-a-primer-f10ed18e9de6#.ojlde7jib)
(October 15, 2016)
* [Log4j2 Example Tutorial – Configuration, Levels, Appenders](http://www.journaldev.com/7128/log4j2-example-tutorial-configuration-levels-appenders)
(July 6, 2016)
* [Log4j2 HTMLLayout Configuration Example](http://howtodoinjava.com/log4j2/log4j2-htmllayout-configuration-example/)
(June 27, 2016)
* [Log4j2 java.util.logging (JUL) Adapter Example](http://javaevangelist.blogspot.jp/2016/06/log4j2-javautillogging-jul-adapter.html)
(June 24, 2016)
* [Matt Sicker - Asynchronous Logging in Log4j 2.6 (CJUG Lightning Talk)](https://vimeo.com/169542136)
(June 2, 2016)
  * Errata: "ThresholdFilter" should be "BurstFilter"
* [Log4J 2 Configuration: Using the Properties File](https://dzone.com/articles/log4j-2-configuration-using-properties-file)
(May 18, 2016)
* [Using Log4j 2 with Sprint Boot](https://springframework.guru/using-log4j-2-spring-boot/)
(April 7, 2016)
* [Log4j 2.6 Goes Garbage-Free](https://www.infoq.com/news/2016/05/log4j-garbage-free)
(May 30, 2016)
* [What's New in Log4j 2.6](http://musigma.org/java/log4j/2016/05/29/log4j-2.6.html)
(May 29, 2016)
* [Asynchronous Logging With Log4j 2](https://springframework.guru/asynchronous-logging-with-log4j-2/)
(March 31, 2016)
* [Log4J 2 Configuration: Using YAML](https://springframework.guru/log4j-2-configuration-using-yaml/)
(March 26, 2016)
* [Log4J 2 Configuration: Using JSON](https://springframework.guru/log4j-2-configuration-using-json/)
(March 23, 2016)
* [Getting Logstash 2.x Ready for Log4j2](https://qbox.io/blog/getting-logstash-2x-ready-for-log4j2)
(March 10, 2016)
* [Log4J 2 Configuration: Using XML](https://springframework.guru/log4j-2-configuration-using-xml/)
(March 10, 2016)
* [Log4J 2 Configuration: Using Properties File](https://springframework.guru/log4j-2-configuration-using-properties-file/)
(March 8, 2016)
* [Introducing Log4j 2 – Enterprise Class Logging](https://springframework.guru/introducing-log4j-enterprise-class-logging/)
(February 8, 2016)
* [Better Performing Non-Logging Logger Calls in Log4j2](https://www.javacodegeeks.com/2015/10/better-performing-non-logging-logger-calls-in-log4j2.html)
(October 20, 2015)
* [Better Performing Non-Logging Logger Calls in Log4j2](http://marxsoftware.blogspot.com/2015/10/log4j2-non-logging-performance.html)
(October 15, 2015)
* [Nancy M Schorr - Log4j2 with Java and Maven for Logging](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yv0n-4AsOiI)
(October 14, 2015)
* [Easy and Consistent Log4j2 Logger Naming](https://www.javacodegeeks.com/2015/10/easy-and-consistent-log4j2-logger-naming.html)
(October 10, 2015)
* [Writing clean logging code using Java 8 lambdas](https://garygregory.wordpress.com/2015/09/16/a-gentle-introduction-to-the-log4j-api-and-lambda-basics/)
(September 16, 2015)
* [The Art of Test Driven Development: Understanding Logging](https://garygregory.wordpress.com/2015/09/10/the-art-of-test-driven-development-understanding-logging/)
(September 10, 2015)
* [The Art of Test Driven Development: Per-Test Logging](https://garygregory.wordpress.com/2015/09/08/the-art-of-test-driven-development-per-test-logging/)
(September 8, 2015)
* [The Transition to a New Log4j: a Q&amp;A with Log4j's Project Management Committee](http://www.infoq.com/news/2015/09/interview-log4j-pmc)
(September 8, 2015)
* [Log4j Version 1 Reaches End of Life](http://www.infoq.com/news/2015/08/log4j-version-1-reaches-eol)
(August 26, 2015)
* [Apache Logging Services Project Announces Log4j 1 End-Of-Life; Recommends Upgrade to Log4j 2](https://blogs.apache.org/foundation/entry/apache_logging_services_project_announces)
(August 6, 2015)
* [Per request debugging with Log4j 2 filters](https://www.innoq.com/en/blog/per-request-debugging-with-log4j2/)
(May 8, 2015)
* [Log4j 2 configuration depending on environment](https://blog.oio.de/2015/04/27/log4j-2-configuration-depending-environment/)
(April 27, 2015)
* [Ramesh Rajaram - Log4j Key Features](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWftNoRhS_M)
(April 10, 2015)
* [Apache Log4j 2 Tutorial – Configuration, Levels, Appenders, Lookup, Layouts and Filters Example](http://www.journaldev.com/7128/apache-log4j-2-tutorial-configuration-levels-appenders-lookup-layouts-and-filters-example)
(March 16, 2015)
* [Disrupting your Asynchronous Loggers](http://blogs.mulesoft.com/dev/mule-dev/mule-3-6-asynchronous-logging/)
(March 5, 2015)
* [Extending Log4j2 - Creating Custom Log4j2 Plugins](http://andrew-flower.com/blog/Create_Custom_Log4j_Plugins)
(February 20, 2015)
* [Log4j2 - a crash course...](http://andrew-flower.com/blog/Basic_Log4j2_Configuration)
(February 10, 2015)
* [Log4j2 with log4j2.xml Configuration Example](http://memorynotfound.com/log4j2-with-log4j2-xml-configuration-example/)
(February 10, 2015)
* [Logging From Your Java Application Using Log4j2](https://blog.logentries.com/2015/02/logging-from-your-java-application-using-log4j2/?utm_content=11878557&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=facebook)
(February 5, 2015)
* [Asynchronous Logging in Mule 3.6](http://blogs.mulesoft.com/dev/mule-dev/mule-3-6-asynchronous-logging/)
(January 20, 2015)
* [Apache Log4j 2.0 - Worth the Upgrade?](http://www.infoq.com/news/2014/07/apache-log4j2)
(July 31, 2014)
* [log4j2 xml configuration example](http://mycuteblog.com/log4j2-xml-configuration-example/)
(July 26, 2014)
* [Log4j 2 in Production – Making it Fly](http://tech.finn.no/2014/07/01/log4j2-in-production-making-it-fly/)
(July 2, 2014)
* [Matt Sicker - Introducing Log4j 2.0](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzVSs_JEhgs)
(May 6, 2014)
* [Nicholas Williams - Log4j 2 in Web Applications: A Deeper Look at Effective Java EE Logging](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HB0r5DuxGPI)
(May 6, 2014)
* [Log4j 2: Performance Close to Insane](http://www.grobmeier.de/log4j-2-performance-close-to-insane-20072013.html)
(July 20, 2013)
* [Hacker News: Asynchronous Loggers for Low-Latency Logging](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5612035)
(April 26, 2013)
* [The New Log4j 2.0](http://www.grobmeier.de/the-new-log4j-2-0-05122012.html)
(December 5, 2012)

## German

* [Apache Log4j 2.6 läuft nun auch ohne Müll](https://jaxenter.de/apache-log4j-2-6-laeuft-nun-auch-ohne-muell-41098)
(May 31, 2016)
* [Logging konsolidieren und Performance gewinnen](https://www.innoq.com/en/articles/2015/01/logging-konsolidieren-log4j2/)
(January 23, 2015)

## Japanese

* [中年プログラマーの息抜き](http://tm-b.hatenablog.com/entry/2016/08/18/200715)
(August 18, 2016)
* [【log4j2】ThreadContextを利用してすべてのログに追加情報を出力する](http://minor.hatenablog.com/entry/2016/05/22/193556)
(May 22, 2016)
* [Log4j 2でログ出力をテストするサンプルソース](http://qiita.com/kazurof/items/abbd42f11bfc125f3190)
(February 22, 2016)
* [新Log4jへの移行: Log4jプロジェクト管理グループとのQ&amp;A](https://www.infoq.com/jp/news/2015/09/interview-log4j-pmc)
(September 27, 2015)
* [Log4jバージョン1のサポートが終了](https://www.infoq.com/jp/news/2015/09/log4j-version-1-reaches-eol)
(September 23, 2015)
* [log4j2の設定ファイル(XML)](http://qiita.com/pica/items/f801c74848f748f76b58)
(July 27, 2015)
* [Apache log4j2によるロギング機能の基本サンプル](http://japanengineers.seesaa.net/article/412195201.html)
(January 12, 2015)
* [Log4j2の使い方めも](http://yamashiro0110.hatenadiary.jp/entry/2014/08/24/093336)
(August 24, 2014)
* [Apache Log4j 2.0 - アップグレードする価値はあるか？](https://www.infoq.com/jp/news/2014/08/apache-log4j2)
(August 17, 2014)
* [Log4j2を試してみる](http://d.hatena.ne.jp/Kazuhira/20140628/1403959552)
(June 28, 2014)
* [log4j2にログを集める](http://nabedge.blogspot.jp/2013/10/log4j2.html)
(October 26, 2013)

## Korean

* [Log4j 2 설정하기](http://dveamer.github.io/java/Log4j2.html)
(January 24, 2016)
* [Log4j 2 환경설정 [설정 파일 사용 시]](http://www.egovframe.go.kr/wiki/doku.php?id=egovframework:rte3:fdl:%EC%84%A4%EC%A0%95_%ED%8C%8C%EC%9D%BC%EC%9D%84_%EC%82%AC%EC%9A%A9%ED%95%98%EB%8A%94_%EB%B0%A9%EB%B2%95)
(May 14, 2014)
