How do I set up email logging in Django?

How do I set up email logging in Django?

To set up email logging in Django, you need to configure the email backend in your settings.py file. Would you like a step-by-step guide?

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First, add the following to your settings.py:

EMAIL_BACKEND = 'django.utils.log.AdminEmailHandler'
EMAIL_HOST = 'smtp.your-email-provider.com'
EMAIL_PORT = 587
EMAIL_USE_TLS = True
EMAIL_HOST_USER = '[email protected]'
EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD = 'your-password'

Then, set up logging:

LOGGING = {
    'version': 1,
    'disable_existing_loggers': False,
    'handlers': {
        'mail_admins': {
            'level': 'ERROR',
            'class': 'django.utils.log.AdminEmailHandler',
        },
    },
    'loggers': {
        'django': {
            'handlers': ['mail_admins'],
            'level': 'ERROR',
            'propagate': True,
        },
    },
}

This will send an email to site admins whenever an error occurs.

What if I want to log to a file instead?

You can change the handler in the LOGGING configuration to log to a file. For example:

'handlers': {
    'file': {
        'level': 'DEBUG',
        'class': 'logging.FileHandler',
        'filename': '/path/to/your/django/debug.log',
    },
},
'loggers': {
    'django': {
        'handlers': ['file'],
        'level': 'DEBUG',
        'propagate': True,
    },
},

This will log all debug messages to the specified file.