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page_title: monitor - Command
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The "monitor" command displays the server logs of a Vault server in real
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time.
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# monitor
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The `monitor` command shows a real time display of the server logs of a Vault
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server. This command accepts a log level as an argument, which can be different
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from the log level that the Vault server was started with.
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The `monitor` command honors the `VAULT_ADDR` environment variable. The address
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specified determines the target server that will be monitored.
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Note that this command is designed to run indefinitely. It is similar to
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`tail -f` in the Unix world. This command will not exit on its own unless
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it encounters an unexpected error. As a user, you must terminate this
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process yourself to shut it down.
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If Vault is emitting log messages faster than a receiver can process them, the
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some log lines will be dropped.
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## Examples
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Monitor server logs at the `debug` log level:
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```shell-session
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$ vault monitor -log-level=debug
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```
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## Usage
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The following flags are available in addition to the [standard set of
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flags](/docs/commands) included on all commands.
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### Output Options
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- `-log-level` `(string: "info")` - Monitor the Vault server at this log level.
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Valid log levels are (in order of detail) "trace", "debug", "info",
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"warn", "error". If this option is not specified, "info" is used.
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