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On 30.01.2019 11:49, Juan Antonio Osorio Robles wrote:
> Hello!
> 
> 
> In Queens, the a spec to provide the option to make containers log to
> standard output was proposed [1] [2]. Some work was done on that side,
> but due to the lack of traction, it wasn't completed. With the Train
> release coming, I think it would be a good idea to revive this effort,
> but make logging to stdout the default in that release.

+1

> 
> This would allow several benefits:
> 
> * All logging from the containers would en up in journald; this would
> make it easier for us to forward the logs, instead of having to keep
> track of the different directories in /var/log/containers

and simplifies logs rotation a lot!

> 
> * The journald driver would add metadata to the logs about the container
> (we would automatically get what container ID issued the logs).
> 
> * This wouldo also simplify the stacks (removing the Logging nested
> stack which is present in several templates).
> 
> * Finally... if at some point we move towards kubernetes (or something
> in between), managing our containers, it would work with their logging
> tooling as well.
> 
> 
> Any thoughts?
> 
> 
> [1]
> https://specs.openstack.org/openstack/tripleo-specs/specs/queens/logging-stdout.html
> 
> [2] https://blueprints.launchpad.net/tripleo/+spec/logging-stdout-rsyslog
> 
> 
> 


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Best regards,
Bogdan Dobrelya,
Irc #bogdando