Where does Proxmox VE store its log files on Linux?

Q: Where does Proxmox VE store its log files on Linux?

Proxmox VE logs to /var/log/pve/tasks/ on Linux. 2 other Linux log locations are recorded below.

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Where Proxmox VE keeps its logs

Proxmox VE logs to /var/log/pve/tasks/ on Linux. 2 other Linux log locations are recorded below.

Paths are printed exactly as Proxmox VE 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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Task logs/var/log/pve/tasks/- Backup, migrate, clone.

Web UI and API access log/var/log/pveproxy/access.log

Service logsjournalctl -u pvedaemon -u pveproxy

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