[id='log_appenders-{context}']
= Log Appenders

Log appenders define how {brandname} records log messages.

CONSOLE::
Write log messages to the host standard out (`stdout`) or standard error (`stderr`) stream. +
Uses the `org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.ConsoleAppender` class by default.
FILE::
Write log messages to a file. +
Uses the `org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.RollingFileAppender` class by default.
JSON-FILE::
Write log messages to a file in JSON format. +
Uses the `org.apache.logging.log4j.core.appender.RollingFileAppender` class by default.
