# Can logging go to stdout instead of stderr?

**URL:** <https://drone.discourse.group/t/can-logging-go-to-stdout-instead-of-stderr/7672>\
**Category:** Drone Support\
**Created:** [December 19, 2020, 11:25am UTC](https://drone.discourse.group/t/can-logging-go-to-stdout-instead-of-stderr/7672 "2020-12-19T11:25:38Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 19, 2020, 11:25am UTC](https://drone.discourse.group/t/can-logging-go-to-stdout-instead-of-stderr/7672/1 "2020-12-19T11:25:38Z")

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The docs state that logging goes to stderr, but I fail to see why it does that. It creates noise when looking for real errors. Wouldn’t it be much nicer to log to stdout?

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