# Setting log level in Keycloak docker container **URL:** \ **Category:** Configuring the server\ **Created:** [January 30, 2024, 3:59pm UTC](https://forum.keycloak.org/t/setting-log-level-in-keycloak-docker-container/24299 "2024-01-30T15:59:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tsr2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b77776/32.png) [@tsr2](https://forum.keycloak.org/u/tsr2)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2024, 3:59pm UTC](https://forum.keycloak.org/t/setting-log-level-in-keycloak-docker-container/24299/1 "2024-01-30T15:59:36Z")
I want to change the log level in a Docker container to see if it can shed any light on an issue I am seeing. This does not appear to be obviously documented in the Keycloak documentation, but Google suggests environment variable KEYCLOAK\_LOGLEVEL. I have also tried KC\_LOGLEVEL. The environment variable in this docker compose snippet does not appear to make any difference to the log output. Is it incorrect? > ``` > keycloak: > image: quay.io/keycloak/keycloak:23.0.1 > command: start-dev > container_name: keycloak > networks: > - ztg_net > ports: > - 8080:8080 > environment: > - KEYCLOAK_ADMIN=admin > - KEYCLOAK_ADMIN_PASSWORD= **** > - KEYCLOAK_LOGLEVEL=DEBUG > > ``` ---
**Author:** ![dasniko](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/forum.keycloak.org/dasniko/32/2969_2.png) [@dasniko](https://forum.keycloak.org/u/dasniko)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2024, 4:04pm UTC](https://forum.keycloak.org/t/setting-log-level-in-keycloak-docker-container/24299/2 "2024-01-30T16:04:37Z")
The docs are pretty clear about that: [Configuring logging - Keycloak](https://www.keycloak.org/server/logging) e.g. `KC_LOG_LEVEL=DEBUG` ---
**Author:** ![tsr2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b77776/32.png) [@tsr2](https://forum.keycloak.org/u/tsr2)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2024, 5:38pm UTC](https://forum.keycloak.org/t/setting-log-level-in-keycloak-docker-container/24299/3 "2024-01-30T17:38:09Z")
That page doesn’t mention KC\_LOGLEVEL, or any environment variables, that I can see? KC\_LOGLEVEL had no obvious effect when I tried it, but I will try again. I kind of expected the environment variables to be documented in the container documentation, but I couldn’t see a log level variable there either. ---
**Author:** ![embesozzi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/forum.keycloak.org/embesozzi/32/12390_2.png) [@embesozzi](https://forum.keycloak.org/u/embesozzi)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2024, 5:46pm UTC](https://forum.keycloak.org/t/setting-log-level-in-keycloak-docker-container/24299/4 "2024-01-30T17:46:51Z")
My little friend, you are missing the `_` between the words LOG and LEVEL. This is why Dasniko was mentioning `KC_LOG_LEVEL` and not `KC_LOGLEVEL` ---
**Author:** ![ThoreKr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/forum.keycloak.org/thorekr/32/7713_2.png) [@ThoreKr](https://forum.keycloak.org/u/ThoreKr)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2024, 5:46pm UTC](https://forum.keycloak.org/t/setting-log-level-in-keycloak-docker-container/24299/5 "2024-01-30T17:46:54Z")
All config options (and their corresponding environment variables) are documented here: [All configuration - Keycloak](https://www.keycloak.org/server/all-config) And - as nico pointed out - it is KC\_LOG\_LEVEL. ---
**Author:** ![dasniko](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/forum.keycloak.org/dasniko/32/2969_2.png) [@dasniko](https://forum.keycloak.org/u/dasniko)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2024, 5:53pm UTC](https://forum.keycloak.org/t/setting-log-level-in-keycloak-docker-container/24299/6 "2024-01-30T17:53:30Z")
Thanks, guys! 🍻 @embesozzi @ThoreKr @tsr2: If you expand the various log config options, you will find the exact spelling of the environment variables. For how Keycloak can be configured, see [Configuring Keycloak - Keycloak](https://www.keycloak.org/server/configuration) As Keycloak can be configured independently from how it is deployed/operated, you won’t find a deployment-specific config document. No matter how Keycloak is deployed, one can use all options to configure Keycloak. Don’t ask Google, RTFM! ---
**Author:** ![tsr2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b77776/32.png) [@tsr2](https://forum.keycloak.org/u/tsr2)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2024, 8:36am UTC](https://forum.keycloak.org/t/setting-log-level-in-keycloak-docker-container/24299/7 "2024-01-31T08:36:27Z")
RTFM is good advice, but it’s not always easy to find the right page, I looked at the pages I expected to document it and didn’t find it in those pages. Obviously I didn’t find that page with the full list of options. Thank you ---
**Author:** ![charden-daxicen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/forum.keycloak.org/charden-daxicen/32/10974_2.png) [@charden-daxicen](https://forum.keycloak.org/u/charden-daxicen)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2024, 2:54pm UTC](https://forum.keycloak.org/t/setting-log-level-in-keycloak-docker-container/24299/9 "2024-07-27T14:54:50Z")
This one worked for me. (On Docker Desktop, macOs Sonoma m2 Pro) ```auto version: "3.8" services: keycloak: image: quay.io/keycloak/keycloak:25.0.2 container_name: keycloack command: start-dev ports: - "6001:8080" - "4200:4200" environment: KEYCLOAK_ADMIN: admin KEYCLOAK_ADMIN_PASSWORD: admin KC_LOG_LEVEL: TRACE ``` ---
**Author:** ![rhaycock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9de0a6/32.png) [@rhaycock](https://forum.keycloak.org/u/rhaycock)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2024, 2:39pm UTC](https://forum.keycloak.org/t/setting-log-level-in-keycloak-docker-container/24299/10 "2024-11-27T14:39:23Z")
Hi, I came across this post, double clicked “KC\_LOG\_LEVEL” and copied, followed the link yet I was unable to find KC\_LOG\_LEVEL. Do the docs need updating?