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## Log format

A Sourcegraph service's log output format is configured via the environment variable `SRC_LOG_FORMAT`. The valid values are:
A Sourcegraph service's log output format is configured via the environment variable `SRC_LOG_FORMAT`. This design facilitates integration with external log aggregation systems and SIEM tools for centralized analysis, monitoring, and alerting.
The valid values are:

* `condensed`: Optimized for human readability.
* `json`: Machine-readable JSON format.
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## Log sampling

Sourcegraph services that have migrated to the [new internal logging standard](/dev/how-to/add_logging) have log sampling enabled by default.
Sourcegraph services have log sampling enabled by default.
The first 100 identical log entries per second will always be output, but thereafter only every 100th identical message will be output.

This behaviour can be configured for each service using the following environment variables:
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