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[ECS] [request]: ecs-agent ability to fetch docker logs

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Description

**Tell us about your request**
Would be nice to be able to fetch docker container logs by ecs-agent.

**Which service(s) is this request for?**
ECS

**Tell us about the problem you're trying to solve. What are you trying to do, and why is it hard?**
For those who are not using `awslogs` logging driver, it is impossible to fetch docker container logs without logging into the instance itself. Sometimes for debugging, I need to be able to tail the application logs in real time. Something similar to what `kubectl logs` does.

**Are you currently working around this issue?**
I'm streaming logs to the logs collection software other than CloudWatch Logs, however, it is not real-time, so for some kind of real-time debugging I need tailing logs directly on the instance with `docker logs`

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Research direction

Start by examining the ecs-agent entry points related to Docker containers and log access, then compare their behavior with the Docker logs command. Determine how ECS could expose real-time container log tailing for containers that do not use the awslogs driver. Done means users can fetch and follow those logs without logging into the instance.

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Assessment

Tech stack
aws, docker
Domain
cloud
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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