II think it would be beneficial if you could view what happened during the cleanup window, so you can look at the log after it happened and aren’t required to monitor the live log while the cleanup is ongoing.
Furthermore it would be great if the log would show why an item was deleted or not.
Yes, you might not be able to find it in the interface right now, but you can check what’s going on by running a command. It’s best to run the cleanup process immediately after the scheduled time slot:
grep -iE “cleanup|deleting|deleted” /var/log/urbackup.log | tail -n 50
+1 for a log file from GUI, many do not have access to the backend server (espcially for those running this inside on a NAS).
Answer from AI:
There are ways to view the last 50 log records on an UrBackup system installed on a NAS (Synology, QNAP, TrueNAS, etc.). Since NAS devices also use Linux-based operating systems in the background, the logic is exactly the same; only the access methods and the paths where the files are stored differ slightly.
The three most common methods for accessing logs when UrBackup is installed on a NAS device are:
Method 1: Connecting by Enabling the NAS’s SSH Service (The Most Similar Method)
If you don’t want to leave the comfort of your familiar terminal, you can activate the SSH service by accessing the NAS device’s management interface.
For Synology: Control Panel > Terminal and SNMP > Enable SSH Service.
For QNAP: Control Panel > Network and File Services > Telnet / SSH.
After enabling SSH, you can connect from your computer using the command ssh admin_user@NAS_IP_ADDRESS and gain root privileges (sudo -i).
Log Commands:
If UrBackup was installed directly on the NAS as a package (App), the log file is usually located at /var/log/urbackup.log. You can use the same command to view the last 50 lines:
Bash
tail -n 50 /var/log/urbackup.log
Method 2: If it Runs as a Docker (Container) on the NAS
Nowadays, UrBackup is mostly run in Docker (Container Manager) on NAS devices. If your system is like this, after connecting to the NAS’s SSH, you can retrieve live logs with the following commands:
Bash
docker ps
docker logs --tail 50 urbackup_container_name
3. Method: Viewing from the NAS Interface Without Typing Any Commands (Visual Method)
If you don’t want to deal with SSH, the graphical interfaces offered by NAS manufacturers allow you to view the logs directly:
If Docker/Container Manager is Used: Access the Docker application from the NAS interface. Select UrBackup from the Containers tab. When you click on the Logs or Details tab, the latest logs are listed directly on the web screen.
If installed from the Package Center: You can access the urbackup.log file directly from the interface like a text editor by double-clicking the urbackup installation folder under the UrBackup installation folder using the NAS’s own file manager (File Station).
In short; since the backend is still Linux, the tailing logic applies everywhere, only in the NAS architecture, the door (SSH) needs to be unlocked and activated from the interface first.