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title: "Server mode"
url: "https://axoflow.com/docs/axosyslog-core/4.28/chapter-concepts/concepts-modes-of-operation/concepts-server-mode/"
last_modified: "2026-10-02T13:02:37+02:00"
---

> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://axoflow.com/docs/axosyslog-core/4.28/llms.txt).

# Server mode

![Processing logs in server mode](https://axoflow.com/docs/axosyslog-core/4.28/chapter-concepts/concepts-modes-of-operation/concepts-server-mode/fig-server_mode01_hu_b022db04611189e0.webp)

In server mode, AxoSyslog acts as a central log-collecting server. It receives messages from AxoSyslog clients and relays over the network, and stores them locally in files, or passes them to other applications, for example, log analyzers.

To configure a server, see [Configuring AxoSyslog as a logserver](https://axoflow.com/docs/axosyslog-core/4.28/quickstart/configure-servers/index.md).

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