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Ready-to-Use::
log4net includes a wide range of built-in modules for common and advanced use cases.

* xref:manual/configuration/appenders.adoc[] targeting files, network sockets, databases, SMTP servers, etc.
* xref:manual/configuration/layouts.adoc[] that can render Text, XML, JSON, Syslog, etc. formatted outputs
* xref:manual/configuration/filters.adoc[] based on log levels, regular expressions, etc.

Reliability::
log4net is built with solid reliability in mind.
It can automatically reload its configuration upon modification and will do so without losing log events while reconfiguration occurs.

Performance::
When configured correctly, log4net can deliver excelling performance without sacrificing reliability.