Using the Pino logging library to add structured logging to Next.js. How to set up logging to JSON for Next.js.

Alex Böhm

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This post discusses implementing structured logging in Next.js to improve error tracking and user interaction insights. It introduces two solutions: next-logger for automatic JSON formatting of logs, easily integrated but limited to specific server environments; and pino, a highly customizable and high-performance logging library for Node.js, suitable for both development and production environments. The post provides steps for integrating pino with Next.js and highlights the benefits of JSON logging for both frontend and backend applications.

Structured logging for Next.js

Automatically patched globals with next-logger

<p>Must say i like this approach though a bit of boilerplate but could be simplified but it’s really really nice</p>


<p>Is this a better alternative to winston ?</p>
