What are the logging options available in Docker Compose?

What are the logging options available in Docker Compose?

Docker Compose offers several logging options, including json-file, syslog, and journald. You can specify these in your docker-compose.yml file.

Can you give me an example of how to configure json-file logging?

Sure! In your docker-compose.yml, you can configure it like this:

services:
  my_service:
    image: my_image
    logging:
      driver: "json-file"
      options:
        max-size: "10m"
        max-file: "3"

What do the max-size and max-file options do?

The max-size option limits the size of each log file, while max-file specifies the maximum number of log files to keep. This helps manage disk space.

Are there any other logging drivers I should consider?

Yes, besides json-file, you might consider using syslog for centralized logging or fluentd for more advanced log management.