Where Are the Log Files? Full List of Log Locations

OpenPanel generates the following logs:

Log file	Description
`/var/log/openpanel/user/access.log`	access logs for the OpenPanel
`podman logs openpanel`	verbose logs and errors for the OpenPanel when dev_mode is enabled
`/var/log/openpanel/admin/access.log`	access logs for the OpenAdmin
`/var/log/openpanel/admin/api.log`	OpenAdmin API log
`/var/log/openpanel/admin/login.log`	OpenAdmin successful logins
`/var/log/openpanel/admin/failed_login.log`	OpenAdmin failed login attempts
`/var/log/openpanel/user/failed_login.log`	OpenPanel failed login attempts
`/var/log/openpanel/admin/notifications.log`	OpenAdmin notifications (system and user alerts), one JSON object per line
`/var/log/openpanel/admin/cron.log`	OpenAdmin systme cron logs
`/var/log/openpanel/admin/error.log`	OpenAdmin error log

INFORMATION

By default, logging for OpenPanel, OpenAdmin, and the API is minimal in production. Administrators can enable dev_mode during troubleshooting to view more verbose logs.

Services used by OpenPanel have the following logs:

Log file	Description
`podman logs openpanel_mysql`	MySQL error log
`podman logs openpanel_dns`	DNS service logs

Logs can be viewed from the OpenAdmin > Services > Log Viewer and Administrators can even add custom log files to OpenAdmin Log Viewer.