# Logging

Source: https://kart.bnomei.com/docs/guides/logging
Updated: 2025-08-08T14:10:35+00:00
Summary: Discover Kirby CMS logging methods: plugin options (kirby-logger, monolog) or external services like New Relic and Sentry. Leverage Kart hooks securely.

## Logging choices

The Kirby plugin ecosystem has a few choices for you regarding logging.

- <https://github.com/michnhokn/kirby-logger>
- <https://github.com/bnomei/kirby3-monolog>
- <https://github.com/presprog/kirby-monolog>
- <https://github.com/bvdputte/kirby-log>

But you could also consider external application monitoring tools and services like:

- Better Stack
- New Relic
- Sentry.io
- Atatus
- Stackify
- Instana
- Dynatrace
- Datadog
- Raygun

## Hooks

In addition to any of your business logic logging events, you can use the [hooks](https://kart.bnomei.com/docs/guides/hooks) provided by the Kart plugin.

## Security

Consider carefully what to log and where the logs are kept. This will strongly affect your setup regarding data stored in the CMS or external services regarding your privacy policy.