Node-red Error Log File Location

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Good Evening!!

I was running in node-red on windows PC, no interrupt on my node flow.
But, here I have problem in My Local Disk: "C" drive memory has raising day by day.
As my knowledge Node-red Error Log File is stored in drive "C".
I can't find the log file location in my PC. Kindly support to solve the issue.

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Pc OS : Windows 10

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On Windows, you have to know how you started Node-RED as that defines where the log goes (if anywhere).

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I can't find that, please could you able to send any sample path image on windows.

Now, I have uploaded example image for error log.

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Note : This error log image taken from ubuntu platform. pm2 status

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Windows does not redirect console output to a log file by default

To capture output you need to redirect it:

node-red > node-red-log.log

This will create a new file each time you start node-red

So if you want to append:

node-red >> node-red-log.log

If you want separate logs:

node-red 2>node-red-error.log 1>node-red-log.log

Or if you like to mix outputs (stdout & stderr) in one single file you can use:

node-red > node-red.log 2>&1
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Node v12 is REALLY old and no longer in support. You should be on Node 18LTS at least

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If you use PM2 for running node-red on Ubuntu (rather than the usual method using systemd) then you will have to do something to manage the logs. Using systemd logs are automatically rotated.

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Okay, I will update.

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No, not really. You absolutely need to find out how you are running Node-RED. You've not even shared where those log files exist.

There are multiple ways to start long-running services on Windows. Look in Task manager, there is a "start-up apps" section, right-click on the column headings are add the startup type and command line columns then look for Node-RED.

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Good Morning,

Thank you so much for sharing this information. I will check and revert back

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As your above message, I had look into task manager options there is no node-red app icon present. I have attached the corresponding image as given.

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This is for your reference.

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Is it that you have forgotten how you installed and run node red, or have you taken over the system from someone else?

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Yeah, sure. I will look into to solve this error.

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That is a very short list. Much shorter than a standard PC I think. So I don't think you are seeing everything. Is that a corporately managed PC? If so, I would imagine that Node-RED is being run under a different service ID?

Alternatively, I see that you are using Siemens TIA - I think that might have Node-RED built-in but I think that is a remote instance not local?

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Of course, that is remote instance. In, task scheduler there is node-red task is running.

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In that case, you do know how Node-RED is running? What are the parameters/settings?