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title: "Viewing our collected logs"
date: 2020-04-13T15:27:17-04:00
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Now that we have a good understanding of the load, let's explore the logs generated by WordPress and sent to Cloudwatch by the _Fluentd_ agent.

From the CloudWatch Container Insights browser tab:

* Scroll down to the _Pod performance_ section.
* Select the WordPress pod.
* Select _application logs_ from the _Action_ menu.

![Select WP Pod](/images/ekscwci/insight_logs_01.png)

The last action will open the _CloudWatch Logs Insights_ UI in another tab.

Click the _Run query_ button and  expand one of log line to look at it.

![Run query](/images/ekscwci/insight_logs_02.png)

_Fluentd_ has split the JSON files into multiple fields that could be easily parsed for debugging or to be included into Custom Application Dashboard.

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CloudWatch Logs Insights enables you to explore, analyze, and visualize your logs instantly, allowing you to troubleshoot operational problems with ease. You can learn more about CloudWatch Logs Insights [here](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/logs/AnalyzingLogData.html).
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