[LOG4J2-3261] Improve Configuration manual page

• Type: Documentation
• Status: Open
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: 2.17.0
• Component/s: Documentation
• Assignee: Remko Popma
• Reporter: Remko Popma
• Created: 20/Dec/21 09:17
• Updated: 24/Dec/21 14:27

Description

The configuration page can be improved to be more approachable for new users of Log4j 2:

• basic concepts first and more prominent (what should the configuration file be named and where to put it, etc)
• start with simple example (like a file appender and a console appender)
• In general: smaller code examples, less text (where possible)
• create separate Advanced Configuration page and move some contents there