Local Help Docs Troubleshooting
A big part of troubleshooting errors, on any website or application, is the log file. This file contains a record of actions or errors that have occurred when a process is done. When reaching out for support, having this file will help identify issues which can be reported as bugs to the Local development team.
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Version 5 and above: You can find the log file in the following directory path from a terminal window
~/Library/Logs/local-lightning.log
For Local versions 3 and below:
~/Library/Logs/local-by-flywheel.log
You can also bring up the log file in ‘Finder’ directly from Local.
Version 5 and up: In Windows the log file can be found in the following location using a command prompt.
%AppData%\Roaming\Local\local-lightning.log
For Local versions 3 and below:
%AppData%\Local by Flywheel\local-by-flywheel.log
Local can also open the log file location in the file explorer.
From a terminal window the log file can be found in this directory path:
~/.config/Local/local-lightning.log
From within Local you can also access the logs.
These screenshots are from Ubuntu, but the general steps and file location should be the same for any Linux distro that Local is installed on.
local-lightning.log
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