[squid-users] Logging in Squid external helpers in Docker?

[Amos Jeffries]

On 28/12/21 18:32, roee klinger wrote:
> Hey,
> 
> I am running Squid inside a Docker container, and I am using an external 
> helper, I am trying to get the logs from the external helper to go to 
> Docker logs (stdout).
> 
> Currently, I am writing the logs to a file, which works, but I would 
> like to get them to stdout instead, however, Squid redirects all the 
> stdout from the external helper to itself, which makes me unable to send 
> the logs I want to stdout.
> 
> Is there a way for me to send the logs I want to the main stdout of the 
> container and not to Squid itself?

stdout of the helper is the channel to respond to Squid requests. Do not 
send other information there.

Helper debug info etc should go to the helper stderr which Squid will 
deliver to cache.log.

Amos