Journalctl Development Tutorials, Guides & Insights

Before diving into journalctl and rsyslog, it's important to understand how logging works in Linux:

• Systemd Journals: Systemd uses a logging service called journald, which stores logs in a binary format and can be accessed using the journalctl command.
• Syslog: Traditional logging on Linux is handled by syslog services like rsyslog, which logs messages to text files in /var/log/.