# How to check error logs?
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-check-error-logs/55588
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Created:** [January 11, 2017, 12:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-check-error-logs/55588 "2017-01-11T12:35:46Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author:  [@Miro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Miro)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2017, 12:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-check-error-logs/55588/1 "2017-01-11T12:35:46Z")
How can I check log errors for discourse?
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### Author:  [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2017, 12:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-check-error-logs/55588/2 "2017-01-11T12:37:04Z")
`http://[your_domain]/logs` - assuming Discourse is installed. If not, you’ll need to be more specific.
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### Author:  [@Miro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Miro)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2017, 12:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-check-error-logs/55588/3 "2017-01-11T12:40:19Z")
It is not installed I followed digital ocean instructions and have problems, I get Unable to connect.
Where it is on the server?
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### Author:  [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2017, 1:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-check-error-logs/55588/4 "2017-01-11T13:18:37Z")
Which DO instructions did you follow? They have multiple Discourse instructions, and not all are correct/up-to-date.
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### Author:  [@Miro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Miro)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2017, 2:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-check-error-logs/55588/5 "2017-01-11T14:09:53Z")
I found it
```
cd /var/discourse
./launcher logs app
```
it showed error with letsencrypt email,
when editing
`sudo nano containers/app.yml`
i forgot to remove # in front
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### Author:  [@Miro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Miro)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2017, 2:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-check-error-logs/55588/6 "2017-01-11T14:54:08Z")
[https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-discourse-on-ubuntu-14-04](https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-discourse-on-ubuntu-14-04)
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### Author:  [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2017, 2:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-check-error-logs/55588/7 "2017-01-11T14:57:37Z")
Just a heads up, this is the first line of that article:
**Warning: This article is out of date and no longer works. Please read the updated Discourse article instead.**
Please make sure to read instructions carefully to avoid broken installs.
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2017, 7:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-check-error-logs/55588/8 "2017-01-11T19:49:57Z")