debugging Docker Docker & Containers: From Zero to Production Docker Containers Module 3 — Working with Containers

Container Logging and Inspection — docker logs and docker inspect

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R Ram Pothuraju October 05, 2026 Reading…

What You'll Learn

Beginner

How to view and follow container logs
How to inspect container details
How to use logs and inspect for debugging

Terminalbash

# Follow logs
docker logs -f web

# Last 50 lines
docker logs --tail 50 web

# Inspect container
docker inspect web

# Get just the IP
docker inspect -f '{{range.NetworkSettings.Networks}}{{.IPAddress}}{{end}}' web

Terminalbash

# Live resource usage
docker stats

# Processes inside container
docker top web

Practical Exercise

Run docker logs -f <name>

Run docker inspect <name>

Run docker stats

Key Takeaways

docker logs -f follows logs in real time.
docker inspect shows detailed JSON.
docker stats shows live CPU/memory.
Debug: docker ps → docker logs → docker inspect → docker exec.

Previously: Lesson 17 covered detached mode.
Today: You learned: View logs, inspect container details, and debug issues.
Next: Lesson 19 covers docker exec.

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