# Logging from settings.js to file

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/logging-from-settings-js-to-file/18377>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [25 November 2019 09:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/logging-from-settings-js-to-file/18377 "2019-11-25T09:30:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![Meng](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/2acd7d/32.png) [@Meng](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Meng)\
**Post date:** [25 November 2019 09:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/logging-from-settings-js-to-file/18377/1 "2019-11-25T09:30:36Z")

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Hi, how do i log the information to a file by changing the settings.js? I guess i have to copy the console logger and then change the handler. I only dont know how this should look.

> ```
> console: {
> level: "info",
> metrics: false,
> audit: false
> },
> file: {
> level: "info",
> metrics: false,
> handler: ??
> }
> },
> 
> ```

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**Author:** ![knolleary](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/knolleary/32/3_2.png) [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\
**Post date:** [25 November 2019 09:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/logging-from-settings-js-to-file/18377/2 "2019-11-25T09:34:24Z")

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There is no built-in handler for logging to a file. You'd have to write one yourself.

It is much easier to just redirect the current output of Node-RED to a file.