Saving logs (/var/log) in appVM permanently

[KonstantinT]

Hello.
Is it possible to make the /var/log logs permanently stored in app-vm, and not just for the current session. Because if the VM hangs after the next download, the logs will be those from TemplateVM.
Thx.

[ddevz]

A guide to make a logging qube that can keep the logs (including that of disposables) is here:

WORKING: Guide for creating a logging qube (I.E. sys-log) - WIP

NOTE: While this guide is still a work in progress, it is now useful enough that many people should be able to use it to get logging working locally on their system After a 7 year discussion on logging, a Qubes pull request was recently created for new patches to allow the creation of a logging qube. Both DisposableVM’s and AppVM’s currently discard all their logs when they are shut down, so this was desperately needed. (note: verify that that situation hasn’t changed for AppVM’s) This threa…

Your other option for one AppVM is to use “bind-dir” for /var/log