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name: ✨ Feature Request
about: Suggest a new feature or enhancement for rsyslog.
title: "[Feature]: "
labels: ['enhancement', 'feature-request', 'needs-triage']
assignees: ''
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While the rsyslog Assistant at [https://rsyslog.ai](https://rsyslog.ai) is primarily for support questions, it can sometimes offer insights or existing solutions that might relate to your feature idea. It's an experimental AI-powered tool that draws from our documentation.

**👉 It might be worth a quick check at [https://rsyslog.ai](https://rsyslog.ai) to see if similar functionality exists or has been discussed!**

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### 💡 Feature Description:
(Clearly and concisely describe the new feature or enhancement you are proposing. What is it? What does it do?)


### ❓ Problem it Solves:
(Explain the problem or limitation that this new feature would address. What pain point are you experiencing that this feature would alleviate? Why is this feature needed?)


### 🚀 Proposed Solution / Detailed Design:
(Describe how you envision this feature working. If you have specific ideas about implementation, configuration, or user interaction, please provide them. This helps us understand your vision.)


### 🔄 Alternatives Considered:
(Have you thought about other ways to solve this problem? If so, briefly describe them and explain why you believe your proposed feature is a better solution.)


### 💻 Environment (if applicable):
(If this feature request is specific to a certain environment or interaction, please provide details. Otherwise, you can leave this section blank.)

* **Rsyslog Version:** `<!-- e.g. 8.2506.0 - use "rsyslogd -v" to obtain the version number -->`
* **Platform:** `<!-- e.g. Ubuntu 24.04, CentOS 7, Debian 12, macOS Ventura -->`
* **Deployment Method:** `<!-- e.g. apt, yum, docker, source compile -->`

### ➕ Additional Context:
(Add any other relevant information, use cases, diagrams, or examples that might help us understand your feature request better.)

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