How to view container logs in Kubernetes?
In Kubernetes (k8s), there are several ways to view container logs, such as:
- View container logs using the kubectl command.
- Display the logs for a specific container in a Kubernetes pod by running the command kubectl logs
-c . is the name of the Pod whose logs we want to view, and is the name of the container whose logs we want to view. If there is only one container in the Pod, there is no need to specify the -c parameter. - Track container logs in real-time using the kubectl command.
- Show the continuous logs for the specified pod and container in Kubernetes.
- This command will display the container’s log information in real time.
- View previous container logs using the kubectl command (e.g., view the first 200 lines).
- Display the last 200 lines of logs for a specific pod and container using kubectl.
- The –tail parameter can specify the number of lines of logs to display.
- Viewing the timestamp of container logs using the kubectl command.
- Display the logs with timestamps for the specified pod and container.
- This command will display a timestamp in front of each line of the log.
- Use the kubectl command to view the first few characters of the container logs.
- Retrieve logs from a specific container within a pod, starting from a specific duration.
- –The parameter “since” can specify the time range for displaying logs, for example, “–since=10m” indicates viewing logs within the past 10 minutes.
- Use the kubectl command to view the first few characters of container logs and to track them in real time.
- Show logs since a certain duration for a specific container in a pod in real-time using kubectl logs.
- This command will display the container’s log information in real-time and only show logs within a specified time range.
The above is a common way to view container logs using the kubectl command. Other tools such as Kibana and Elasticsearch can also be used for advanced viewing and analyzing of container logs.