Where does GitLab store its log files on Linux?

Q: Where does GitLab store its log files on Linux?

GitLab logs to /var/log/gitlab/ on Linux. 2 other Linux log locations are recorded below.

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Where GitLab keeps its logs

GitLab logs to /var/log/gitlab/ on Linux. 2 other Linux log locations are recorded below.

Paths are printed exactly as GitLab writes them. Environment variables like %LOCALAPPDATA% and $XDG_STATE_HOME are never expanded, so a path can be pasted straight into a shell. Where a path differs between installer types or shipping flavours, each one is racked as its own card below - why that happens.

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All service logs/var/log/gitlab/- Linux package install.

Rails application log/var/log/gitlab/gitlab-rails/production.log

Web access log/var/log/gitlab/nginx/gitlab_access.log

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