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= Configuring log levels

[role="_abstract"]
Configure logging levels in the custom resources of Kafka components and Strimzi Operators.
You can specify the logging levels directly in the `spec.logging` property of the custom resource.
Or you can define the logging properties in a ConfigMap that's referenced in the custom resource using the `configMapKeyRef` property.

The advantages of using a ConfigMap are that the logging properties are maintained in one place and are accessible to more than one resource.
You can also reuse the ConfigMap for more than one resource.
If you are using a ConfigMap to specify loggers for Strimzi Operators, you can also append the logging specification to add filters.

You specify a logging `type` in your logging specification:

* `inline` when specifying logging levels directly
* `external` when referencing a ConfigMap

.Example `inline` logging configuration
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----
spec:
  # ...
  logging:
    type: inline
    loggers:
      kafka.root.logger.level: INFO
----


.Example `external` logging configuration
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----
spec:
  # ...
  logging:
    type: external
    valueFrom:
      configMapKeyRef:
        name: my-config-map
        key: my-config-map-key
----

Values for the `name` and `key` of the ConfigMap are mandatory.
Default logging is used if the `name` or `key` is not set.

== Logging options for Kafka components and operators

For more information on configuring logging for specific Kafka components or operators, see the following sections.

.Kafka component logging

* link:{BookURLConfiguring}#property-kafka-logging-reference[Kafka logging^]
* link:{BookURLConfiguring}#property-zookeeper-logging-reference[ZooKeeper logging^]
* link:{BookURLConfiguring}#property-kafka-connect-logging-reference[Kafka Connect and Mirror Maker 2.0 logging^]
* link:{BookURLConfiguring}#property-mm-loggers-reference[MirrorMaker logging^]
* link:{BookURLConfiguring}#property-kafka-bridge-logging-reference[Kafka Bridge logging^]
* link:{BookURLConfiguring}#property-cruise-control-logging-reference[Cruise Control logging^]

.Operator logging

* xref:ref-operator-cluster-logging-configmap-str[Cluster Operator logging]
* link:{BookURLConfiguring}#property-topic-operator-logging-reference[Topic Operator logging^]
* link:{BookURLConfiguring}#property-user-operator-logging-reference[User Operator logging^]

include::../../modules/configuring/proc-creating-configmap.adoc[leveloffset=+1]
include::../../modules/configuring/proc-creating-logging-filters.adoc[leveloffset=+1]
