Add ability to disable HTTP logs

config/default.yaml

@@ -240,6 +240,9 @@ log:
   log_ping_requests: true
   log_tracker_unknown_infohash: true
 
+  # If you have many concurrent requests, you can disable HTTP requests logging to reduce PeerTube CPU load
+  log_http_requests: true
+
   prettify_sql: false
 
   # Accept warn/error logs coming from the client

config/production.yaml.example

@@ -238,6 +238,9 @@ log:
   log_ping_requests: true
   log_tracker_unknown_infohash: true
 
+  # If you have many concurrent requests, you can disable HTTP requests logging to reduce PeerTube CPU load
+  log_http_requests: true
+
   prettify_sql: false
 
   # Accept warn/error logs coming from the client
@@ -470,7 +473,6 @@ user:
   video_quota_daily: -1
   default_channel_name: 'Main $1 channel' # The placeholder $1 is used to represent the user's username
 
-
 video_channels:
   max_per_user: 20 # Allows each user to create up to 20 video channels.
 

packages/tests/src/api/server/logs.ts

@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ describe('Test logs', function () {
       }
     })
 
-    it('Should log ping requests', async function () {
+    it('Should log ping/HTTP requests', async function () {
       const now = new Date()
 
       await server.servers.ping()
@@ -122,23 +122,26 @@ describe('Test logs', function () {
       const logsString = JSON.stringify(body)
 
       expect(logsString.includes('/api/v1/ping')).to.be.true
+      expect(logsString.includes(' HTTP/1.1')).to.be.true
     })
 
-    it('Should not log ping requests', async function () {
+    it('Should not log ping/HTTP requests', async function () {
       this.timeout(60000)
 
       await killallServers([ server ])
 
-      await server.run({ log: { log_ping_requests: false } })
+      await server.run({ log: { log_ping_requests: false, log_http_requests: false } })
 
       const now = new Date()
 
       await server.servers.ping()
+      await server.videos.list()
 
       const body = await logsCommand.getLogs({ startDate: now, level: 'info' })
       const logsString = JSON.stringify(body)
 
       expect(logsString.includes('/api/v1/ping')).to.be.false
+      expect(logsString.includes(' HTTP/1.1"')).to.be.false
     })
   })
 

server/core/initializers/config.ts

@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ const CONFIG = {
     ANONYMIZE_IP: config.get<boolean>('log.anonymize_ip'),
     LOG_PING_REQUESTS: config.get<boolean>('log.log_ping_requests'),
     LOG_TRACKER_UNKNOWN_INFOHASH: config.get<boolean>('log.log_tracker_unknown_infohash'),
+    LOG_HTTP_REQUESTS: config.get<boolean>('log.log_http_requests'),
     PRETTIFY_SQL: config.get<boolean>('log.prettify_sql'),
     ACCEPT_CLIENT_LOG: config.get<boolean>('log.accept_client_log')
   },

server/server.ts

@@ -167,27 +167,31 @@ if (isTestOrDevInstance()) {
   }))
 }
 
-// For the logger
-token('remote-addr', (req: express.Request) => {
-  if (CONFIG.LOG.ANONYMIZE_IP === true || req.get('DNT') === '1') {
-    return anonymize(req.ip, 16, 16)
-  }
+// HTTP logging
+if (CONFIG.LOG.LOG_HTTP_REQUESTS) {
+  token('remote-addr', (req: express.Request) => {
+    if (CONFIG.LOG.ANONYMIZE_IP === true || req.get('DNT') === '1') {
+      return anonymize(req.ip, 16, 16)
+    }
 
-  return req.ip
-})
-token('user-agent', (req: express.Request) => {
-  if (req.get('DNT') === '1') {
-    return parse(req.get('user-agent')).family
-  }
+    return req.ip
+  })
 
-  return req.get('user-agent')
-})
-app.use(morgan('combined', {
-  stream: {
-    write: (str: string) => logger.info(str.trim(), { tags: [ 'http' ] })
-  },
-  skip: req => CONFIG.LOG.LOG_PING_REQUESTS === false && req.originalUrl === '/api/v1/ping'
-}))
+  token('user-agent', (req: express.Request) => {
+    if (req.get('DNT') === '1') {
+      return parse(req.get('user-agent')).family
+    }
+
+    return req.get('user-agent')
+  })
+
+  app.use(morgan('combined', {
+    stream: {
+      write: (str: string) => logger.info(str.trim(), { tags: [ 'http' ] })
+    },
+    skip: req => CONFIG.LOG.LOG_PING_REQUESTS === false && req.originalUrl === '/api/v1/ping'
+  }))
+}
 
 // Add .fail() helper to response
 app.use(apiFailMiddleware)