# Where is the client log?

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/where-is-the-client-log/4953>\
**Category:** Module Development\
**Created:** [August 8, 2012, 9:16am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/where-is-the-client-log/4953 "2012-08-08T09:16:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![systemparadox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@systemparadox](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/systemparadox)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2012, 9:16am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/where-is-the-client-log/4953/1 "2012-08-08T09:16:04Z")

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Where do client/designer log messages go? Is there anywhere I can see stdout/stderr? What about uncaught exceptions?

I’ve setup log4j with the following, but I still can’t find the message anywhere:

```auto
public class ClientHook extends AbstractClientModuleHook {
    private static final Logger log = Logger.getLogger(ClientHook.class);

    public void startup(ClientContext context, LicenseState licence) throws Exception {
        log.info("ClientModuleHook startup");
    }
}
```

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![systemparadox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@systemparadox](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/systemparadox)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2012, 7:40am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/where-is-the-client-log/4953/2 "2012-08-09T07:40:31Z")

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It’s under help-\>diagnositics in the client menu:

[viewtopic.php?f=70&t=8647](http://www.inductiveautomation.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=70&t=8647)