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Version: 4.x

Configure Log Streaming

By default, DevSpace streams the logs of all containers that use one of the images defined in the images section of the devspace.yaml.

To control which container logs should be streamed, you can configure the dev.logs section in the devspace.yaml.

images:
frontend:
image: dscr.io/${DEVSPACE_USERNAME}/appfrontend
backend:
image: john/appbackend
database:
image: john/database
dev:
logs:
showLast: 200
images:
- backend
- frontend

Configuration

images

The images option expects an array of strings with image names. DevSpace uses this list to determine which containers to use for the multi-container log streaming.

info

By default, DevSpace streams the logs of all containers that are created based on images defined in the images section of the devspace.yaml.

Example: Stream Only Containers Using Specified Images

images:
frontend:
image: dscr.io/${DEVSPACE_USERNAME}/appfrontend
backend:
image: john/appbackend
database:
image: john/database
deployments:
- name: app-frontend
helm:
componentChart: true
values:
containers:
- image: dscr.io/${DEVSPACE_USERNAME}/appfrontend
- name: app-backend
helm:
componentChart: true
values:
containers:
- image: john/appbackend
- image: john/appbackend-sidecar
- name: app-database
helm:
componentChart: true
values:
containers:
- image: john/database
- name: app-cache
helm:
componentChart: true
values:
containers:
- image: redis:5.0.5
dev:
logs:
images:
- backend
- frontend

Explanation:

  • The above example defines 3 images and 5 deployments.
  • The images option defines that only containers using the image value of the images backend and frontend should be streamed.
  • The result would be that DevSpace streams the logs of:
    • The container of deployment app-frontend because the image is dscr.io/${DEVSPACE_USERNAME}/appfrontend = images.frontend.image
    • Only the first container of deployment app-backend because the image is john/appbackend = images.backend.image
note

The second container of deployment app-backend would not be streamed in this example.

showLast

The showLast option expects an integer which defines how many log lines DevSpace will print for each container before starting to stream the container's logs in real-time.

Default Value For showLast

showLast: 50

Example: Show Last 200 Log Lines

images:
frontend:
image: dscr.io/${DEVSPACE_USERNAME}/appfrontend
backend:
image: john/appbackend
deployments:
- name: app-frontend
helm:
componentChart: true
values:
containers:
- image: dscr.io/${DEVSPACE_USERNAME}/appfrontend
- name: app-backend
helm:
componentChart: true
values:
containers:
- image: john/appbackend
- image: john/appbackend-sidecar
dev:
logs:
showLast: 200

Explanation:

  • The above example defines 2 images and 2 deployments.
  • DevSpace would stream the logs of:
    • The container of deployment app-frontend because the image is dscr.io/${DEVSPACE_USERNAME}/appfrontend = images.frontend.image
    • Only the first container of deployment app-backend because the image is john/appbackend = images.backend.image
  • For each of the two containers, DevSpace would print the last 200 log lines before starting to stream the logs

disabled

The disabled option expects a boolean which defines if DevSpace should start multi-container log streaming when running devspace dev or if DevSpace should just start other services (e.g. port-forwarding and sync) without starting the log stream.

Default Value For disabled

disabled: false

Example: Disable Log Streaming

images:
backend:
image: john/appbackend
deployments:
- name: app-backend
helm:
componentChart: true
values:
containers:
- image: john/appbackend
- image: john/appbackend-sidecar
dev:
logs:
disabled: true