Logs

Helper methods for container logs.

List

Returns a list of the log files available for this container.

Note: This works on containers that have been deleted (or were never created) to enable you to get logs for failed creations.

Parameters & Call

Parameter	Type	Description	Default
remote	string	LXD remote	local
container	string	Container name
mutator	function	Mutation function

lxc.containers.logs.list('local', 'my-container').then(response => {
    console.log(response);
})

Response

[
    "/1.0/containers/my-container/logs/forkstart.log",
    "/1.0/containers/my-container/logs/lxc.conf",
    "/1.0/containers/my-container/logs/lxc.log"
]

Get

Returns the contents of a particular log file.

Note: This method ONLY works with LXD > 3.0.0

Parameters & Call

Parameter	Type	Description	Default
remote	string	LXD remote	local
container	string	Container name
logfile	string	Container logfile
mutator	function	Mutation function

lxc.containers.logs.get('local', 'my-container', 'lxc.conf').then(response => {
    console.log(response);
})

Response

The log file contents

Delete

Delete a particular log file.

Parameters & Call

Parameter	Type	Description	Default
remote	string	LXD remote	local
container	string	Container name
logfile	string	Container logfile
mutator	function	Mutation function

lxc.containers.logs.delete('local', 'my-container', 'lxc.conf').then(response => {
    console.log(response);
})

Response

""

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