# Help with displaying text log

**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-with-displaying-text-log/37333
**Category:** Dashboard
**Created:** [11 December 2020 03:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-with-displaying-text-log/37333 "2020-12-11T03:32:09Z")
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### Author: ![leftymuller](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/leftymuller/32/102326_2.png) [@leftymuller](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/leftymuller)
#### Post date: [11 December 2020 03:32 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-with-displaying-text-log/37333/1 "2020-12-11T03:32:09Z")

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Hi all!

Im a bit of a nodered newbie so I thought id ask for some help and guidance

I want to do a log on my dashboard making a log that updates on changes.

The file would be a text file log.

I have tried using tail node but it only seems to display 1 line and no way to change it that i can see

Any help is appreciated!

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### Author: ![shrickus](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/shrickus/32/517_2.png) [@shrickus](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/shrickus)
#### Post date: [11 December 2020 05:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-with-displaying-text-log/37333/2 "2020-12-11T05:21:58Z")

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Welcome to the community -- you will find a wealth of information on this site, and on the slack channels...

I remember asking the same question a couple years ago, and a quick search for 'rolling log' on this site helped me to find some similar answers. Try [this one](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/i-need-to-display-a-program-event-log-in-dashboard/1695)

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### Author: ![leftymuller](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/leftymuller/32/102326_2.png) [@leftymuller](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/leftymuller)
#### Post date: [11 December 2020 05:42 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-with-displaying-text-log/37333/3 "2020-12-11T05:42:32Z")

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Thanks mate... very helpful.. got something working just need to refine it now

Regards

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### Author: ![TotallyInformation](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/totallyinformation/32/31_2.png) [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)
#### Post date: [11 December 2020 09:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-with-displaying-text-log/37333/4 "2020-12-11T09:51:03Z")

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I think that I posted an example flow to the flows site some years ago as well. Showing how to get debug output to the Dashboard. Easily adapted to logs.

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### Author: ![leftymuller](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/leftymuller/32/102326_2.png) [@leftymuller](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/leftymuller)
#### Post date: [12 December 2020 02:54 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-with-displaying-text-log/37333/5 "2020-12-12T02:54:11Z")

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Thanks for all the reply's!

Thought id share the flow for others benefit

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/0/1/015e88785863d6f80a1ab3eec12c474dc8967d3d.png)

Result

![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/7/e/7edc8bc80d20812b18fb987bd2d878a929245270.png)

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### Author: ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [26 December 2020 02:54 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/help-with-displaying-text-log/37333/6 "2020-12-26T02:54:17Z")

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