Overview
This page covers Agent 5 log files. Datadog recommends installing or upgrading to Agent 7 for the latest features. For information on installing the latest version of the Agent, follow the Agent 7 Installation Instructions. For information on upgrading to Agent 7 from an earlier version, see Upgrade to Datadog Agent v7.
The Datadog Agent does a logs rollover every 10MB by default. When a rollover occurs, one backup (agent.log.1) is kept. If a previous backup exists, it is overwritten during the rollover. To set the maximum size of one log file and the maximum number of backup files to keep, use log_file_max_size(default: 10485760 bytes) and log_file_max_rolls(default: 1) in the Agent configuration file.
Agent log directory
| Platform | Command |
|---|
| Linux | /var/log/datadog/ |
| macOS | /var/log/datadog/ |
| Windows Server 2008, Vista and newer | C:\ProgramData\Datadog\logs\ |
| Windows Server 2003, XP or older | C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Datadog\logs\ |
| SmartOS | /opt/local/datadog/logs/supervisord/ |
| Source build | ~/.datadog-agent/supervisord/logs/ |
Note: For Windows Server 2008, Vista, and newer systems, the Agent logs are located in C:\ProgramData\Datadog\logs. ProgramData is a hidden folder.
Agent log files
collector.logdogstatsd.logforwarder.logsupervisord.log
Agent installation log files
| Platform | Location and file name |
|---|
| Linux | $(pwd)/ddagent-install.log |
| macOS | /tmp/dd_agent.log |
| Windows | %TEMP%\MSI*.LOG |
