Spring Boot Logging Essentials

Mastering Logging in Spring Boot: Configure logging levels, implement structured logging, and centralize logs with the ELK stack for improved debugging and monitoring.

Introduction

Logging is an essential part of any application. It helps developers debug, monitor, and analyze application behavior. In this blog, we'll explore logging in Spring Boot, covering configuration, best practices, and centralized logging using the ELK stack.

  
  
  1. Understanding Logging in Spring Boot

Spring Boot uses SLF4J as a facade for different logging frameworks like Logback (default), Log4j2, and Java Util Logging (JUL).

  
  
  Logging Levels


TRACE – Most detailed information, for troubleshooting.
DEBUG – Detailed information useful for debugging.
INFO – General app...

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