log4j.rootLogger=INFO, console, file log4j.appender.console=org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender log4j.appender.console.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout log4j.appender.console.layout.ConversionPattern=%d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss} %-5p [%c] - %m%n log4j.appender.file=org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender log4j.appender.file.File=/path/to/logfile.log log4j.appender.file.MaxFileSize=10MB log4j.appender.file.MaxBackupIndex=5 log4j.appender.file.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout log4j.appender.file.layout.ConversionPattern=%d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss} %-5p [%c] - %m%n log4j.rootLogger=INFO import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager; import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger; public class MyClass { private static final Logger LOGGER = LogManager.getLogger(MyClass.class); // ... } LOGGER.debug("This is a debug message"); LOGGER.info("This is an info message"); LOGGER.warn("This is a warning message"); LOGGER.error("This is an error message");