Log4j2.xml for Tomcat

log4j2.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Configuration status="info">
  <Properties>
    <Property name="logdir">${sys:catalina.base}/logs</Property>
    <Property name="layout">%d [%t] %-5p %c- %m%n</Property>
  </Properties>
  <Appenders>
    <Console name="CONSOLE" target="SYSTEM_OUT">
      <PatternLayout pattern="${layout}"/>
    </Console>
    <RollingFile name="CATALINA"
                 fileName="${logdir}/catalina.log"
                 filePattern="${logdir}/catalina.%d{yyyy-MM-dd}.log.gz">
      <PatternLayout pattern="${layout}"/>
      <CronTriggeringPolicy schedule="0 0 0 * * ?"/>
      <DefaultRolloverStrategy>
        <Delete basePath="${logdir}" maxDepth="1">
          <IfFileName glob="catalina.*.log.gz" />
          <IfAccumulatedFileCount exceeds="10" />
        </Delete>
      </DefaultRolloverStrategy>
    </RollingFile>
    <RollingFile name="LOCALHOST"
                 fileName="${logdir}/localhost.log"
                 filePattern="${logdir}/localhost.%d{yyyy-MM-dd}.log.gz">
      <PatternLayout pattern="${layout}"/>
      <CronTriggeringPolicy schedule="0 0 0 * * ?"/>
      <DefaultRolloverStrategy>
        <Delete basePath="${logdir}" maxDepth="1">
          <IfFileName glob="localhost.*.log.gz" />
          <IfAccumulatedFileCount exceeds="10" />
        </Delete>
      </DefaultRolloverStrategy>
    </RollingFile>
    <RollingFile name="MANAGER"
                 fileName="${logdir}/manager.log"
                 filePattern="${logdir}/manager.%d{yyyy-MM-dd}.log.gz">
      <PatternLayout pattern="${layout}"/>
      <CronTriggeringPolicy schedule="0 0 0 * * ?"/>
      <DefaultRolloverStrategy>
        <Delete basePath="${logdir}" maxDepth="1">
          <IfFileName glob="manager.*.log.gz" />
          <IfAccumulatedFileCount exceeds="10" />
        </Delete>
      </DefaultRolloverStrategy>
    </RollingFile>
    <RollingFile name="HOST-MANAGER"
                 fileName="${logdir}/host-manager.log"
                 filePattern="${logdir}/host-manager.%d{yyyy-MM-dd}.log.gz">
      <PatternLayout pattern="${layout}"/>
      <CronTriggeringPolicy schedule="0 0 0 * * ?"/>
      <DefaultRolloverStrategy>
        <Delete basePath="${logdir}" maxDepth="1">
          <IfFileName glob="host-manager.*.log.gz" />
          <IfAccumulatedFileCount exceeds="10" />
        </Delete>
      </DefaultRolloverStrategy>
    </RollingFile>
  </Appenders>
  <Loggers>
    <Root level="info">
      <AppenderRef ref="CATALINA"/>
    </Root>
    <Logger name="org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.[Catalina].[localhost]"
            level="info"
            additivity="false">
      <AppenderRef ref="LOCALHOST"/>
    </Logger>
    <Logger name="org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.[Catalina].[localhost].[/manager]"
            level="info"
            additivity="false">
      <AppenderRef ref="MANAGER"/>
    </Logger>
    <Logger name="org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.[Catalina].[localhost].[/host-manager]"
            level="info"
            additivity="false">
      <AppenderRef ref="HOST-MANAGER"/>
    </Logger>
  </Loggers>
</Configuration>

This worked for me on Tomcat 8.0.30. In addition to these steps also add the disruptor-3.4.4.jar to the $CATALINA_HOME/log4j2/lib folder.