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title: "Monitoring applications"
date: "2025-04-15T04:32:14+00:00"
summary: "Monitor and troubleshoot your Acquia Cloud applications with easy log downloads and real-time streaming for enhanced performance."
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Log Download
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To download environment logs in the Acquia Cloud platform, navigate to **Applications > \[Environment\] > Logs > Download**.

The available logs for download include:

*   Node site stdout
*   Node site stderr

![nodejs_log-download](https://acquia.widen.net/content/817950da-6e07-4d1a-b7b6-fe15eeb167f8/web/6f602_nodejs_log-download.png?w=720&itok=vaX3R0x2)

For more detailed instructions, visit [Downloading active log files](/acquia-cloud-platform/about-cloud-platform-logging#section-downloading-active-log-files "About Cloud Platform logging").

Log Streaming
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​To stream logs for environment in the Acquia Cloud Platform, follow these steps:

1.  Navigate to **Applications > \[Environment\] > Logs > Stream**.​
2.  The available logs for streaming include:​
    *   Bal-request​
    *   Varnish-request
    *   stdout​
    *   stderr​

![nodejs_log-streaming](https://acquia.widen.net/content/82cad783-9acc-49d5-b60f-6ccac7bfbe68/web/468b8_nodejs_log-streaming.png?w=720&itok=95XT9O6r)

For more detailed instructions, visit [Streaming log entries in real time](/acquia-cloud-platform/streaming-log-entries-real-time "Streaming log entries in real time").