Enable Log Compression
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You can enable compression for MongoDB Shell log files. By default, MongoDB Shell does not compress log files.
About this Task
When log compression is enabled, MongoDB Shell compresses log files with gzip.
After you toggle log compression, you must start a new MongoDB Shell session for the change to take effect.
Before you Begin
To check if log compression is enabled, run the following command from MongoDB Shell:
config.get("logCompressionEnabled")
Steps
To enable log compression, set the logCompressionEnabled
configuration option to true. You can set configuration options in
the configuration API or a
configuration file.
Enable Log Compression with the Configuration API
The following command uses the config API to enable log compression:
config.set("logCompressionEnabled", true)
Setting "logCompressionEnabled" has been changed
Enable Log Compression with a Configuration File
The following configuration file enables log compression:
mongosh: logCompressionEnabled: true
Disable Log Compression
To disable log compression, set logCompressionEnabled to false.
You can perform this action through the config API or configuration
file.