# \[FEAT\] Provide environment variable LOG\_LEVEL that adjusts docker log level
**URL:** https://forums.plex.tv/t/feat-provide-environment-variable-log-level-that-adjusts-docker-log-level/903773
**Category:** Plex Media Server
**Tags:** server-docker
**Created:** [January 27, 2025, 6:46pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feat-provide-environment-variable-log-level-that-adjusts-docker-log-level/903773 "2025-01-27T18:46:07Z")
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### Author:  [@deanwsmith](https://forums.plex.tv/u/deanwsmith)
#### Post date: [January 27, 2025, 6:46pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feat-provide-environment-variable-log-level-that-adjusts-docker-log-level/903773/1 "2025-01-27T18:46:07Z")
Server Version#: 1.41.3.9314
Player Version#: 4.141.0
My Plex Media Server is running in docker using a compose file. It is stable and robust.
My feature request is to implement an environment variable `LOG_LEVEL` that supports the standard values - CRITICAL, ERROR, WARN, INFO, DEBUG - for logging to the standard docker log.
I can access the Plex specific logs under `plex/config/Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Logs/` thanks to the volume mapping in my compose file, but my docker logs are a mixture of container and application details.
For example, the last few days of logs looks like this:
> **A few days of logs**
>
> ```auto
> $ docker compose --file /srv/plex/compose.yaml logs | tail
> plex | No data written!
> plex | udc input failed with 1011
> plex | udc input failed with 1011
> plex | udc input failed with 1011
> plex | udc input failed with 1011
> plex | udc input failed with 1011
> plex | udc input failed with 1011
> plex | udc input failed with 1011
> plex | udc input failed with 1001
> plex | udc input failed with 1011
> plex | udc input failed with 1011
> plex | decoder returned no data
> plex | No data written!
> plex | The '--scan' operation is deprecated and will be removed in future versions of Plex Media Server.
> plex | The '--scan' operation is deprecated and will be removed in future versions of Plex Media Server.
> plex | The '--scan' operation is deprecated and will be removed in future versions of Plex Media Server.
> plex | The '--scan' operation is deprecated and will be removed in future versions of Plex Media Server.
> plex | The '--scan' operation is deprecated and will be removed in future versions of Plex Media Server.
> plex | The '--scan' operation is deprecated and will be removed in future versions of Plex Media Server.
> plex | The '--scan' operation is deprecated and will be removed in future versions of Plex Media Server.
> plex | The '--scan' operation is deprecated and will be removed in future versions of Plex Media Server.
> plex | The '--scan' operation is deprecated and will be removed in future versions of Plex Media Server.
>
> ```
If I restart the container, I actually see the container logs I care about:
> **After restart**
>
> ```auto
> $ docker compose --file /srv/plex/compose.yaml logs
> plex | [s6-init] making user provided files available at /var/run/s6/etc...exited 0.
> plex | [s6-init] ensuring user provided files have correct perms...exited 0.
> plex | [fix-attrs.d] applying ownership & permissions fixes...
> plex | [fix-attrs.d] done.
> plex | [cont-init.d] executing container initialization scripts...
> plex | [cont-init.d] 40-plex-first-run: executing...
> plex | Plex Media Server first run setup complete
> plex | [cont-init.d] 40-plex-first-run: exited 0.
> plex | [cont-init.d] 45-plex-hw-transcode-and-connected-tuner: executing...
> plex | [cont-init.d] 45-plex-hw-transcode-and-connected-tuner: exited 0.
> plex | [cont-init.d] 50-plex-update: executing...
> plex | [cont-init.d] 50-plex-update: exited 0.
> plex | [cont-init.d] done.
> plex | [services.d] starting services
> plex | Starting Plex Media Server.
> plex | [services.d] done.
> plex | Critical: libusb_init failed
>
> ```
It would be very useful if PMS could follow the container standards and honour the log level as well. I realise this may be a low priority but it would make monitoring the server easier.
Thank you for the consideration.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 27, 2025, 6:46pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feat-provide-environment-variable-log-level-that-adjusts-docker-log-level/903773/2 "2025-04-27T18:46:31Z")
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