I have a logger I’ve been using that captures some specific errors whenever they occur in my app. I’d like to have those populate a table in Perspective. Is it possible to access gateway logs within perspective?

One flow to consider might be: Setup an additional DB appender in the ${IGNITION_INSTALL_LOCATION}/data/logback.xml configuration ( DBAppender reference ) and setup your specific logger to flow into this appender. Configure a database connection in Ignition (perhaps it might be a SQLite database tha…

I’d stay away from this for now. There’s an upgrade to logback coming that removes DB appender stuff from all the log4j fallout.

Ahhh, I’m seeing that now… Good call, @Kevin.Herron … Might be a good idea to see how some of this shakes out…

Just to check any updates on displaying gateway log in perspective view.

Hi @Kevin.Herron & @kcollins , Any updates on displaying gateway logs in perspective views. Thanks, Dayaraju

[image] Accessing Diagnostic Logs in Perspective Ignition It is possible to display the gateway log viewer (https://[ipaddress]/web/status/diag.logviewer) through a Perspective Inline Frame component. In my implementation I had Config > Security > General > Sta…

No, nothing formal on this front. There are still various options for customizing log output within Logback, but that and getting it into a view in Perspective will still be a custom implementation.

Accessing Gateway Logs within Perspective

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tyler.bennett August 7, 2025, 7:38am 7