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= Log4j JMX GUI
https://github.com/apache/logging-log4j-jmx-gui[The Apache Log4j JMX GUI] is a basic client GUI that can be used to monitor the `StatusLogger` output and to remotely modify the Log4j configuration.
The client GUI can be run as a stand-alone application or as a JConsole plug-in.
[NOTE]
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The Java VM to be monitored has to enable Log4j JMX support, set the following system property when starting the Java VM:
`xref:manual/configuration.adoc#log4j2.disableJmx[log4j2.disableJmx]=false`
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