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title: "Client mode"
url: "https://axoflow.com/docs/axosyslog-core/4.28/chapter-concepts/concepts-modes-of-operation/concepts-client-mode/"
last_modified: "2026-10-02T13:02:37+02:00"
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> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://axoflow.com/docs/axosyslog-core/4.28/llms.txt).

# Client mode

![Processing logs in client mode](https://axoflow.com/docs/axosyslog-core/4.28/chapter-concepts/concepts-modes-of-operation/concepts-client-mode/fig-client_mode01_hu_c5f8e1bafeb925bc.webp)

In client mode, AxoSyslog collects the local logs generated by the host and forwards them through a network connection to the central AxoSyslog server or to a relay. Clients often also log the messages locally into files.

To configure a client, see [Configuring AxoSyslog on client hosts](https://axoflow.com/docs/axosyslog-core/4.28/quickstart/configure-clients/index.md).

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