Input Modules — rsyslog 8.37.0 documentation

# Input Modules

Input modules are used to gather messages from various sources. They interface to message generators. They are generally defined via the input configuration object.

- im3195: RFC3195 Input Module
- imfile: Text File Input Module
- imgssapi: GSSAPI Syslog Input Module
- imjournal: Systemd Journal Input Module
- imkafka: read from Apache Kafka
- imklog: Kernel Log Input Module
- imkmsg: /dev/kmsg Log Input Module
- impstats: Generate Periodic Statistics of Internal Counters
- imptcp: Plain TCP Syslog
- imrelp: RELP Input Module
- imsolaris: Solaris Input Module
- imtcp: TCP Syslog Input Module
- imudp: UDP Syslog Input Module
- imuxsock: Unix Socket Input Module

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`
- Stack Exchange (View, Ask) - experimental support from rsyslog community

See also

Contributing to `Rsyslog`:

- Source project: rsyslog project README.
- Documentation: rsyslog-doc project README