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Debugging Edxapp
Debugging Edxapp
- Fred Smith (Deactivated)
- Christopher Lee (Deactivated)
Owned by Fred Smith (Deactivated)
Relevant Log Files
| Log File Location | What's in it? |
|---|---|
| /edx/var/log/supervisor/lms-stderr.log /edx/var/log/supervisor/cms-stderr.log | Startup error messages and debug output from the running LMS django process |
| /edx/var/log/supervisor/supervisord.log | Debug output from the supervisor task manager - If you make changes to the supervisor task definitions, look here. |
| /edx/var/log/lms/edx.log /edx/var/log/cms/edx.log | Request logs and errors from the LMS - If you're getting a 500 error on a certain request, look here. |
| /edx/var/log/nginx/error.log | Errors from nginx proxy server that front-ends both the LMS and CMS. - Mostly access or configuration related errors. If you're getting a 4xx or 5xx error, look here |
| /edx/var/log/nginx/access.log | Access logs for all requests to the server. |
Configuration files
| Configuration File Location | What's in it? | Format |
|---|---|---|
| /edx/app/edxapp/lms.env.json /edx/app/edxapp/cms.env.json | Most configuration parameters for the app. - Feature flags - backend server locations - theme related settings | JSON |
| /edx/app/edxapp/lms.auth.json /edx/app/edxapp/cms.auth.json | Authentication parameters for the app - API Keys - Database passwords - occasional settings that are paired with authentication | JSON |
| /edx/app/supervisor/conf.d/lms.conf /edx/app/supervisor/conf.d/cms.conf | Supervisor task manager configuration for apps - Environment variables are here - Startup commands for the apps. | supervisor config |
| /edx/app/supervisor/pre_supervisor_checks.py | Migration check commands | Python |
Steps
- Look in log files for errors
- Solve the problem
- Profit!
Docker Devstack
Use convenient make commands to view logs for specific IDAs. More details in the readme https://github.com/edx/devstack
To see logs from containers running in detached mode, you can either use "Kitematic" (available from the "Docker for Mac" menu), or by running the following:
make logs
To view the logs of a specific service container run make <service>-logs. For example, to access the logs for Ecommerce, you can run:
make ecommerce-logs
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