Accessing Docker Logs on Mac and Linux

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You can use the Console Log Query to search logs, filter the results in various
ways, and create reports.

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You can access Docker Desktop logs by running the following command:

```console
$ journalctl --user --unit=docker-desktop
```

You can also find the logs for the internal components included in Docker
Desktop at `$HOME/.docker/desktop/log/`.

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## View the Docker daemon logs

Refer to the [Read the daemon logs](/manuals/engine/daemon/logs.md) section
to learn how to view the Docker Daemon logs.

## Further resources

- View specific [troubleshoot topics](topics.md).
- View information on [known issues](known-issues.md)

Title: Accessing Docker Logs on Mac and Linux

Summary

This section details how to access Docker logs on Mac using the Console app, enabling log searching and filtering. It also provides instructions for accessing Docker logs on Linux using journalctl and by navigating to the `$HOME/.docker/desktop/log/` directory. Finally, it provides a link to documentation describing how to view the Docker daemon logs and suggests viewing troubleshoot topics and known issues.