unable to view code logs
guymalka
HOBBYOP

2 months ago

i have hobby plan

created a spring boot application that works using docker compose on my computer

im testing spacific endpoint , and get exception

after adding logs to the code , im not able to see the logs i have added .

for example

log.info("GET /api/symbol/");
or using System.out.format(template + "%n", args); 

deploy logs display logs that i didnt wrote

what am i missing ?

is there hidden window to view logs ? or should i write logs to a file ?

here the relevant variables

where are thie logs from stdout

here are the types of logs that i can use

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2 Replies

Status changed to Open Railway about 2 months ago


andreahlert
PRO

2 months ago

Two things to check here:

1. You're likely looking at the wrong log section

Railway separates Deploy Logs (build/start output) from Runtime Logs (your app's stdout while running). In the Railway dashboard, open your service and look for the "Logs" tab (not the deploy view). That's where your log.info and System.out output will appear.

2. Your log.info call is missing the arguments

// This won't substitute the {} placeholders — no args passed
log.info("GET /api/symbol/{} page={} size={} startDate={} endDate={}");

// Correct:
log.info("GET /api/symbol/{} page={} size={} startDate={} endDate={}", symbol, page, size, startDate, endDate);

Without the arguments, SLF4J/Logback will log the literal string with {} unresolved, which can look like a blank or unexpected line.

3. Confirm logging goes to stdout

Railway captures stdout/stderr. Spring Boot logs to stdout by default, so no file configuration needed. If you've customized logback-spring.xml to write to a file only, switch it back to console appender.


guymalka
HOBBYOP

2 months ago

you can assume the code compile and run

here are the options for logs in the UI , deploy logs is the one that actually refer to the code .

no other option available .

i also added those variables


Status changed to Solved guymalka about 2 months ago


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