Log4j config: Use Tomcat context params

I wanted to use parameters defined in context.xml on Tomcat 8 in configuration of Log4j2. My context was defined like:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> 
<Context> 
    <Parameter name="instanceName" value="testInstance" override="false"/> 
    <Resource .../> 
</Context>

Now I would like to use parameter instanceName in log filename. I spent many hours trying various approaches and googling. I wonder why is this not better documented - Using Log4j 2 in Web Applications does not really help. In the end it is easy - just use web: prefix like this:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> 
<Configuration status="debug"> 
    <Properties> 
        <Property name="log-path">${sys:catalina.base}/logs/${web:instanceName}</Property> 
    </Properties> 
    
    <Appenders> 
        <RollingFile name="file" fileName="${log-path}/test.log" filePattern="${log-path}/test-%d{yyyy-MM-dd}.log"> ... ... 
        </RollingFile> 
        ... 
    ... 
</Configuration>

That’s it folks!

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Log4j config: Use Tomcat context params