Inspecting logs for the Build Step, Runtime, and Edge Network traffic of deployments is important in understanding the behavior of your application.
Log Drains collect all of your logs using a service specializing in storing app logs. These make it easy to collect logs from your deployments and forward them to archival, search, and alerting services by sending them via HTTPS
, HTTP
, TLS
, and TCP
once a new log line is created.
Integrating the Log Drains brings added benefits and provides you with an opportunity to improve your web application. Vercel Log Drains facilitate you as follows:
- Persisted storage of logs.
- Large volume of log storage available.
- Ability to create alerts based on logging patterns.
- Generating metrics and graphs from logs data.
Types of Log Drains
Currently, Vercel supports three types of Log Drains:
The Integrations Marketplace has numerous logging services for you to integrate, including:
If none of the available services matches your needs, you can also build your own Integration.
Getting started
To make use of the Log Drains,
- Install the desired integration from the Integrations Marketplace.
- Follow the configuration steps provided and choose a project to connect with the service.
- Watch your logs appear on the selected service.
You can easily collect and forward your deployment logs to a third-party logging provider and act accordingly with Log Drains.