How to use Log4J2 composite configuration with Spring Boot
I am using Spring Boot 2.0.1 starter with log4j2 using following POM. WAR file is hosted in Tomcat 8 (instead of using embedded tomcat). Application logs are written to console instead of writing to log file. Apparently Spring Boot's XML configuration is overwrites the one configured in application. POM: <dependency> <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId> <artifactId>spring-boot-starter</artifactId> <exclusions> <exclusion> <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId> <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-logging</artifactId> </exclusion> </exclusions> </dependency> <dependency> <groupId>org