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In Spring Boot, logging configuration and output can be achieved through the configuration files application.properties or application.yml. Here are some commonly used methods for logging configuration and output.<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. To set the logging level, specify the logger name and the desired level of logging, such as TRACE, DEBUG, INFO, WARN, ERROR, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    For example, set the level of the root logger to DEBUG.<\/p>\n

    logging.level.root=DEBUG\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
      \n
    1. To set the format of log output:
      \nYou can configure the log format for console and file output using logging.pattern.console and logging.pattern.file.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
      For example, set the log format for console output as:<\/p>\n
      logging.pattern.console=%d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss} [%thread] %-5level %logger{36} - %msg%n\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
        \n
      1. Configure log files:
        \nYou can use logging.file or logging.path to set the path and file name for the log file.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
        For example, setting the file path for logs:<\/p>\n
        logging.file=\/var\/log\/myapp.log\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
          \n
        1. The console outputs:
          \nSpring Boot uses Logback as the default logging framework, allowing logs to be directly outputted to the console.<\/li>\n
        2. Document output:
          \nBy configuring logging.file or logging.path, the logs can be directed to a designated file.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
          Here are some common Spring Boot logging configurations and output methods that can be customized further based on specific requirements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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