# Using custom Docker log drivers with Rancher

**URL:** <https://forums.suse.com/t/using-custom-docker-log-drivers-with-rancher/2705>\
**Category:** Rancher 1.x\
**Created:** [May 6, 2016, 10:17am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/using-custom-docker-log-drivers-with-rancher/2705 "2016-05-06T10:17:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![demarant](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/demarant/32/497_2.png) [@demarant](https://forums.suse.com/u/demarant)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2016, 9:40am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/using-custom-docker-log-drivers-with-rancher/2705/3 "2016-05-07T09:40:22Z")

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there was a similar question in the forum here (still unanswered)

> [@Using log\_driver with Gelf instead of logspunk](http://forums.suse.com/t/using-log-driver-with-gelf-instead-of-logspunk/1852):
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> Hi, I found this post [Docker Logging Driver](http://forums.suse.com/t/docker-logging-driver/125) but its closed, so I couldnt continue on there but its a related issue… It seems that using log\_driver with Gelf would be a good way to substitute the requirement of Logspout, wouldnt it? Has anyone attempted this? Where are rancher itnernal containers sending their logs? is there a way to configure these to also use a log driver? (maybe a cluster/env wide log driver option?) On a semi-related note, is it possible/planned to be able to change cata…

@alecghica maybe using rancher-compose directly (instead of docker-compose) would make it work?  
I am quoting “rancher-compose should already work with it” from @ibuildthecloud

> [@Docker Logging Driver](http://forums.suse.com/t/docker-logging-driver/125/2):
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> You’re in luck, we already do! Rancher Labs has contributed a bunch to the log driver (syslog in 1.6 and rollover in 1.8) so we added support for those before docker-compose did. I don’t think there is support in the UI, but rancher-compose should already work with it. Please let me know if it doesn’t work.

hey rancher folks … could you please cast some light on this topic?

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