Compose Log Aggregation

Beginner5 min

Aggregate, filter, and follow logs across multiple Docker Compose services in a single terminal view.

Prerequisites

-Docker Compose installed
-A running Compose stack

Steps

Follow logs for all services

Stream logs from every service in the Compose stack.

$ docker compose logs -f

Follow logs for specific services

Focus on logs from one or more specific services.

$ docker compose logs -f api worker

List multiple service names to filter to just those services.

Show logs with timestamps

Add timestamps to log output for correlation.

$ docker compose logs -f -t --tail=50

Full Script

full-script.sh

#!/bin/bash
# Compose Log Aggregation
set -euo pipefail

SERVICE=${1:-""}

echo "=== Docker Compose Services ==="
docker compose ps --format 'table {{.Name}}\t{{.Status}}'

echo ""
if [ -n "$SERVICE" ]; then
  echo "=== Following logs for: $SERVICE ==="
  docker compose logs -f -t --tail=100 "$SERVICE"
else
  echo "=== Following logs for all services ==="
  docker compose logs -f -t --tail=50
fi

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