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Add note on configuring logging in embedded Neo4j (#2690)
Co-authored-by: Reneta Popova <[email protected]>
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modules/ROOT/pages/monitoring/logging.adoc

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The logs are stored in the _logs_ directory.
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If you want to use a custom directory, set the path to that directory in the _neo4j.conf_ file by using the parameter xref:configuration/configuration-settings.adoc#config_server.directories.logs[`server.directories.logs`].
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== Log files
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The following table describes the log files that are available in Neo4j and their default configuration.
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The following sections describe some Log4j configuration elements and how to use them to customize the logging configuration.
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For additional information and more advanced customizations, such as filtering and extensions, see the https://logging.apache.org/log4j/2.x/manual/configuration.html[Log4j official documentation on configuration].
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[NOTE]
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If Neo4j is embedded in your Java applications, you must provide an implementation of `org.neo4j.logging.LogProvider`.
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Depending on how you set up your log provider, it uses or ignores the _user-logs.xml_ file.
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For details, refer to link:{neo4j-docs-base-uri}/java-reference/{page-version}/java-embedded/logging/[Java Reference -> Using Neo4j embedded in Java applications].
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[[general-logging-appenders]]
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=== Appenders
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All Log4j standard appenders are available in Neo4j.

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