--- stage: Monitor group: Respond info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/ux/technical-writing/#assignments --- # Kubernetes Logs (DEPRECATED) **(FREE SELF)** > - [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/4752) in GitLab 11.0. > - [Moved](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/26383) from GitLab Ultimate to GitLab Free 12.9. > - [Deprecated](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/configure/-/epics/8) in GitLab 14.5. > - [Moved](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/360182) behind a [feature flag](../../../administration/feature_flags.md) named `monitor_logging` in GitLab 15.0. Disabled by default. > - [Disabled on self-managed](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/353410) in GitLab 15.0. WARNING: This feature is in its end-of-life process. This feature was [deprecated](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/configure/-/epics/8) in GitLab 14.5. It will be [removed completely](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/346485) in GitLab 15.2. FLAG: On self-managed GitLab, by default this feature is not available. To make it available, ask an administrator to [enable the feature flag](../../../administration/feature_flags.md) named `monitor_logging` and the one named `certificate_based_clusters`. On GitLab.com, this feature is not available. This feature is not recommended for production use. GitLab makes it easy to view the logs of running pods in [connected Kubernetes clusters](index.md). By displaying the logs directly in GitLab in the **Log Explorer**, developers can avoid managing console tools or jumping to a different interface. The **Log Explorer** interface provides a set of filters above the log file data, depending on your configuration: ![Pod logs](img/kubernetes_pod_logs_v12_10.png) - **Namespace** - Select the environment to display. Users with Maintainer or greater [permissions](../../permissions.md) can also see pods in the `gitlab-managed-apps` namespace. - **Search** - Only available if the [Elastic Stack integration](../../clusters/integrations.md#elastic-stack-cluster-integration) is enabled. - **Select time range** - Select the range of time to display. Only available if the [Elastic Stack integration](../../clusters/integrations.md#elastic-stack-cluster-integration) is enabled. - **Scroll to bottom** **{scroll_down}** - Scroll to the end of the displayed logs. - **Refresh** **{retry}** - Reload the displayed logs. To learn more about the Log Explorer, see [APM - Log Explorer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWclZHA7Dgw). [Learn more about Kubernetes + GitLab](https://about.gitlab.com/solutions/kubernetes/). Everything you need to build, test, deploy, and run your application at scale. ## Requirements [Deploying to a Kubernetes environment](../deploy_boards.md#enabling-deploy-boards) is required to use Logs. ## Accessing the log explorer To access the **Log explorer**, click the **More actions** **{ellipsis_v}** menu on a [metrics dashboard](../../../operations/metrics/index.md) and select **View logs**, or: 1. Sign in as a user with the _View pod logs_ [permissions](../../permissions.md#project-members-permissions) in the project. 1. To navigate to the **Log Explorer** from the sidebar menu, go to **Monitor > Logs** ([Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-foss/-/merge_requests/22011) in GitLab 12.5.). 1. To navigate to the **Log Explorer** from a specific pod on a [deploy board](../deploy_boards.md): 1. Go to **Deployments > Environments** and find the environment which contains the desired pod, like `production`. 1. On the **Environments** page, you should see the status of the environment's pods with [deploy boards](../deploy_boards.md). 1. When mousing over the list of pods, GitLab displays a tooltip with the exact pod name and status. ![deploy boards pod list](img/pod_logs_deploy_board.png) 1. Click on the desired pod to display the **Log Explorer**. ### Logs view The **Log Explorer** lets you filter the logs by: - Pods. - [From GitLab 12.4](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/5769), environments. - [From GitLab 12.7](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/21656), [full text search](#full-text-search). - [From GitLab 12.8](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/197879), dates. - [From GitLab 13.2](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/208790), managed apps. Loading more than 500 log lines is possible from [GitLab 12.9](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/198050) onward. Support for pods with multiple containers is coming [in a future release](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/13404). Support for historical data is coming [in a future release](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/196191). ### Filter by date > [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/197879) in GitLab 12.8. When you enable [Elastic Stack](../../clusters/integrations.md#elastic-stack-cluster-integration) on your cluster, you can filter logs displayed in the **Log Explorer** by date. Click **Show last** in the **Log Explorer** to see the available options. ### Full text search > [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/21656) in GitLab 12.7. When you enable [Elastic Stack](../../clusters/integrations.md#elastic-stack-cluster-integration) on your cluster, you can search the content of your logs through a search bar. The search is passed to Elasticsearch using the [simple_query_string](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/query-dsl-simple-query-string-query.html) Elasticsearch function, which supports the following operators: | Operator | Description | |----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------| | `\|` | An `OR` operation. | | `-` | Negates a single token. | | `+` | An `AND` operation. | | `"` | Wraps a number of tokens to signify a phrase for searching. | | `*` (at the end of a term) | A prefix query. | | `(` and `)` | Precedence. | | `~N` (after a word) | Edit distance (fuzziness). | | `~N` (after a phrase) | Slop amount. |