# Where are the internal logstash logs when run in a Docker container?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/where-are-the-internal-logstash-logs-when-run-in-a-docker-container/194623>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [August 9, 2019, 1:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/where-are-the-internal-logstash-logs-when-run-in-a-docker-container/194623 "2019-08-09T13:46:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![kmiklas](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kmiklas/32/50730_2.png) [@kmiklas](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kmiklas)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2019, 1:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/where-are-the-internal-logstash-logs-when-run-in-a-docker-container/194623/1 "2019-08-09T13:46:07Z")

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Where are the internal Logstash logs?

Docs state, " Logstash emits internal logs during its operation, which are placed in `LS_HOME/logs` (or `/var/log/logstash` for DEB/RPM)." [Ref 1]

When I open a shell into the container, I do not see these logs; they do not exist.

I'm trying to debug some setup errors. How can I grep and view internal logstash logs?

1. [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/logging.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/logstash/current/logging.html)

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**Author:** ![Badger](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/badger/32/25190_2.png) [@Badger](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Badger)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2019, 2:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/where-are-the-internal-logstash-logs-when-run-in-a-docker-container/194623/2 "2019-08-09T14:19:35Z")

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It depends on what your log4j2.properties file contains. That would normally be in /etc/logstash.

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**Author:** ![kmiklas](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kmiklas/32/50730_2.png) [@kmiklas](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kmiklas)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2019, 2:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/where-are-the-internal-logstash-logs-when-run-in-a-docker-container/194623/3 "2019-08-09T14:37:36Z")

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There is no `/etc/logstash` directory; neither in the base machine nor the logstash container itself.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2019, 2:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/where-are-the-internal-logstash-logs-when-run-in-a-docker-container/194623/4 "2019-09-06T14:37:55Z")

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