Spring Boot: How can I set the logging level with application.properties? - Stack Overflow

Spring Boot: How can I set the logging level with application.properties? - Stack Overflow

Update: Starting with Spring Boot v1.2.0.RELEASE, the settings in application.properties or application.yml do apply. See the Log Levels section of the reference guide.

logging.level.org.springframework.web: DEBUG  logging.level.org.hibernate: ERROR  

For earlier versions of Spring Boot you cannot. You simply have to use the normal configuration for your logging framework (log4j, logback) for that. Add the appropriate config file (log4j.xml or logback.xml) to the src/main/resources directory and configure to your liking.

You can enable debug logging by specifying --debug when starting the application from the command-line.

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