# System logging

**URL:** https://community.homey.app/t/system-logging/83507
**Category:** Ideas & Suggestions
**Tags:** homey-pro
**Created:** [June 29, 2023, 9:34am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/system-logging/83507 "2023-06-29T09:34:37Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author: ![Sander\_Boon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/sander_boon/32/71945_2.png) [@Sander\_Boon](https://community.homey.app/u/Sander_Boon)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2023, 9:34am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/system-logging/83507/1 "2023-06-29T09:34:37Z")

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I would be great to have a simple system logging in the menu Settings from Homey Pro. Then you can see what was happening at which time…

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### Author: ![Mike1233](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/mike1233/32/20991_2.png) [@Mike1233](https://community.homey.app/u/Mike1233)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2023, 12:16pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/system-logging/83507/2 "2023-06-29T12:16:21Z")

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This app can log some things.  
[https://homey.app/en-us/app/nl.nielsdeklerk.log/Simple-(Sys)-Log/](https://homey.app/en-us/app/nl.nielsdeklerk.log/Simple-(Sys)-Log/)

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### Author: ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2023, 12:39pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/system-logging/83507/3 "2023-06-29T12:39:48Z")

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OnOff capable devices do have a log (it’s a start 😛 )

 ![Screenshot_20230629-143846_Homey](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/5/a/5a1dc89219d2d58fc88e91729d45382797cd63dc.jpeg)

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### Author: ![amcdnl](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/amcdnl/32/84331_2.png) [@amcdnl](https://community.homey.app/u/amcdnl)
#### Post date: [August 16, 2023, 6:47pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/system-logging/83507/4 "2023-08-16T18:47:44Z")

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+1000 to this. I would expect something just like the on/off devices but for a flow. Like Flow started by X on Y.

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### Author: ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)
#### Post date: [August 16, 2023, 11:24pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/system-logging/83507/5 "2023-08-16T23:24:18Z")

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You can, when you start these flows with virtual buttons/switches instead of manually starting them.  
Because then you can use this cool logging card:

 ![Screenshot_20230817-012120_Homey](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/c/2/c2dc4ac6de6d72f47b881a75c8264b39cad31c9a.jpeg)

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### Author: ![Eric\_Franckx](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/eric_franckx/32/81174_2.png) [@Eric\_Franckx](https://community.homey.app/u/Eric_Franckx)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2023, 3:40pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/system-logging/83507/6 "2023-08-17T15:40:35Z")

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I don’t know if available, but be able maybe in advance mode, be able to see the syslog and log if the nodejs app could be some helpful