Looking at the container logs

If the container emits logs or output on STDOUT/STDERR, then we can get them without logging into the container.

Getting ready

Ensure that the Docker daemon is running on the host and can be connected through the Docker client. You will also need a running container, that emits logs/output on STDOUT.

How to do it...

To get logs from the container, run the following command:

    docker container logs [OPTIONS] CONTAINER

Or run the following legacy command:

    docker logs [OPTIONS] CONTAINER

Let's take an example from the earlier section...