Elixir Logging

An Elixir app template demonstrating setting up structured logging.

Getting it started

• Install Elixir with Erlang/OTP - See .tool-versions.

  • MacOs / Linux
  • Windows

• Once installed, run mix local.hex --force && mix local.rebar --force to get Hex and Rebar installed.

• Set the needed environment variables. See Environment Variables below for more information.

• Install dependencies with mix deps.get.

• Start the Phoenix endpoint with mix phx.server or in interactive mode with iex -S mix phx.server (preferred).

Environment Variables

Environment variables may be set by adding the value to a .env-dev file in the root of the project. Make a copy of .env-sample and rename it appropriately. This file is not versioned in the repository. Alternately, they may of course be set at the command line.

The CONSOLE_LOGGING environment variable will be used to switch to unstructured logging.