# Logging storage for ignition and central logging

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/logging-storage-for-ignition-and-central-logging/101277>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition81\
**Created:** [January 23, 2025, 9:48am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/logging-storage-for-ignition-and-central-logging/101277 "2025-01-23T09:48:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![Zied\_Brahmi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/5daacb/32.png) [@Zied\_Brahmi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Zied_Brahmi)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2025, 9:48am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/logging-storage-for-ignition-and-central-logging/101277/1 "2025-01-23T09:48:46Z")

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Hello Forum,  
As we want to do better logging and especially better logging storage for ignitions' logs, I have some questions for you.

- Is it a bad idea to increase the system\_logs.idb to 10\*default for example? and is it saved in RAM or DISK?
- Does wrapper.logs are in DISK? so we can increase them without being afraid of RAM consumption?
- We chose Datadog as our central logging, are there anyway to couple easily with ignition?

Thank you, have a good day.

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**Author:** ![Iggy\_the\_dog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/iggy_the_dog/32/71890_2.png) [@Iggy\_the\_dog](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Iggy_the_dog)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2025, 3:48am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/logging-storage-for-ignition-and-central-logging/101277/2 "2025-01-24T03:48:20Z")

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As long as you have the disc space, and understand how much space you are taking up, it's not bad. I have increased the size and amount of my log files on many occasions. And as far as I am aware, the logs will not effect your RAM.

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**Author:** ![Zied\_Brahmi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/5daacb/32.png) [@Zied\_Brahmi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Zied_Brahmi)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2025, 10:02am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/logging-storage-for-ignition-and-central-logging/101277/3 "2025-01-24T10:02:46Z")

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Thank you for response, you are talking also about system.idb file?

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**Author:** ![Iggy\_the\_dog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/iggy_the_dog/32/71890_2.png) [@Iggy\_the\_dog](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Iggy_the_dog)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2025, 5:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/logging-storage-for-ignition-and-central-logging/101277/4 "2025-01-24T17:59:59Z")

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I was reffering specifically to the wrapper logs, but the system logs (stored as an .idb file) won't be any different, however I am not certain how to change the desired size of the system logs...

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**Author:** ![Zied\_Brahmi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/5daacb/32.png) [@Zied\_Brahmi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Zied_Brahmi)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2025, 12:10pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/logging-storage-for-ignition-and-central-logging/101277/5 "2025-01-27T12:10:17Z")

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Any other ideas please? especially about the system.idb log file