Configuration

Output

Where dash sends command output logs.

Configure where Kamal sends command output logs.

Output options#

The options are specified under the output key in the configuration file.

output:

OTel#

Ship deploy logs to an OpenTelemetry-compatible endpoint via OTLP HTTP.

Logs are sent as OTLP log records with resource attributes derived from Kamal's deploy tags (service, version, performer, destination, etc.)

otel:
  endpoint: http://otel-gateway:4318

File#

Write deploy logs to a file on the local machine.

One log file is created per deploy, named with the timestamp and command.

file:
  path: /var/log/kamal/

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