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This command is marked as unstable and may change in future releases.

phala logs [options] [<container-name>]

Fetch logs from a CVM

Argument	Description
`<container-name>?`	Container name to fetch logs from

Option	Description
`--serial`	CVM serial console (boot, kernel, docker-compose)
`--cvm-stdout`	CVM stdout channel
`--cvm-stderr`	CVM stderr channel
`--stderr`	Include container stderr (container mode only)
`-n, --tail <value>`	Number of lines from end
`-f, --follow`	Stream in real-time
`-t, --timestamps`	Show timestamps
`--since SINCE`	Start time (RFC3339 or relative, e.g. 42m)
`--until UNTIL`	End time (RFC3339 or relative)

Option	Description
`-h, --help`	Show help information for the current command
`-v, --version`	Show CLI version
`--api-token TOKEN, --api-key TOKEN`	API token for authenticating with Phala Cloud
`-j, --json, --no-json`	Output in JSON format
`-i, --interactive`	Enable interactive mode
`--cvm-id <value>`	CVM identifier (UUID, app_id, instance_id, or name)
`--profile PROFILE`	Temporarily use a different auth profile for this command
`--api-version <value>`	API version to use (e.g. 2025-10-28, 2026-01-21)

phala logs my-service

phala logs my-service --stderr

phala logs my-service -f

phala logs --serial

phala logs --cvm-stdout

phala logs --cvm-stderr

phala logs my-service -n 100

phala logs my-service --cvm-id app_abc123