> ## Documentation Index
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# Debug (/dev/null) Destination

> Use the Debug (/dev/null) destination in Sawmills to discard all telemetry data during testing. Validate pipeline configurations without exporting data.

### Debug (/dev/null) Destination

The **Debug (/dev/null)** destination acts as a blackhole for your observability pipeline. It is designed for testing and debugging purposes: any data sent to this destination is discarded and **not** forwarded to any observability backend. This is useful for validating pipeline configurations, transformations, and flows without actually exporting data.

## Supported Data Types

📘 **Logs** | 📈 **Metrics** | 🚦 **Traces**

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#### Configuration

| Field | Type   | Default | Required | Description                                           |
| :---- | :----- | :------ | :------- | :---------------------------------------------------- |
| Name  | String | none    | true     | Unique identifier for this destination configuration. |

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**Note:** No data is sent to any backend when using this destination. Use it for safe testing and pipeline validation.