Some log fine tuning.

.env.example

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 APP_ENV=production
 APP_DEBUG=false
 APP_KEY=SomeRandomStringOf32CharsExactly
-
+LOG_LEVEL=warning
 
 DB_CONNECTION=mysql
 DB_HOST=localhost

.env.testing

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 APP_ENV=testing
 APP_DEBUG=true
 APP_KEY=SomeRandomStringOf32CharsExactly
-
+LOG_LEVEL=debug
 
 DB_CONNECTION=sqlite
 DB_HOST=localhost

app/Bootstrap/ConfigureLogging.php

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * ConfigureLogging.php
+ * Copyright (C) 2016 thegrumpydictator@gmail.com
+ *
+ * This software may be modified and distributed under the terms
+ * of the MIT license.  See the LICENSE file for details.
+ */
+
+namespace FireflyIII\Bootstrap;
+
+use Illuminate\Log\Writer;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Foundation\Application;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Bootstrap\ConfigureLogging as IlluminateConfigureLogging;
+
+/**
+ * Class ConfigureLogging
+ *
+ * @package FireflyIII\Bootstrap
+ */
+class ConfigureLogging extends IlluminateConfigureLogging
+{
+    /**
+     * @param Application $app
+     * @param Writer      $log
+     */
+    protected function configureSingleHandler(Application $app, Writer $log)
+    {
+        $log->useFiles($app->storagePath().'/logs/firefly-iii.log');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param Application $app
+     * @param Writer      $log
+     */
+    protected function configureDailyHandler(Application $app, Writer $log)
+    {
+        $log->useDailyFiles(
+            $app->storagePath().'/logs/firefly-iii.log',
+            $app->make('config')->get('app.log_max_files', 5)
+        );
+    }
+}

app/Console/Kernel.php

@@ -22,6 +22,25 @@ use Illuminate\Foundation\Console\Kernel as ConsoleKernel;
  */
 class Kernel extends ConsoleKernel
 {
+
+    /**
+     * The bootstrap classes for the application.
+     *
+     * This needs to be for with the next upgrade.
+     *
+     * @var array
+     */
+    protected $bootstrappers = [
+        'Illuminate\Foundation\Bootstrap\DetectEnvironment',
+        'Illuminate\Foundation\Bootstrap\LoadConfiguration',
+        'FireflyIII\Bootstrap\ConfigureLogging',
+        'Illuminate\Foundation\Bootstrap\HandleExceptions',
+        'Illuminate\Foundation\Bootstrap\RegisterFacades',
+        'Illuminate\Foundation\Bootstrap\SetRequestForConsole',
+        'Illuminate\Foundation\Bootstrap\RegisterProviders',
+        'Illuminate\Foundation\Bootstrap\BootProviders',
+    ];
+
     /**
      * The Artisan commands provided by your application.
      *

app/Http/Kernel.php

@@ -29,6 +29,23 @@ use Illuminate\View\Middleware\ShareErrorsFromSession;
  */
 class Kernel extends HttpKernel
 {
+    /**
+     * The bootstrap classes for the application.
+     *
+     * Next upgrade should verify these are all here.
+     *
+     * @var array
+     */
+    protected $bootstrappers = [
+        'Illuminate\Foundation\Bootstrap\DetectEnvironment',
+        'Illuminate\Foundation\Bootstrap\LoadConfiguration',
+        'FireflyIII\Bootstrap\ConfigureLogging',
+        'Illuminate\Foundation\Bootstrap\HandleExceptions',
+        'Illuminate\Foundation\Bootstrap\RegisterFacades',
+        'Illuminate\Foundation\Bootstrap\RegisterProviders',
+        'Illuminate\Foundation\Bootstrap\BootProviders',
+    ];
+
     /**
      * The application's global HTTP middleware stack.
      *

app/Jobs/MailError.php

@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ class MailError extends Job implements ShouldQueue
      * @param string $ipAddress
      * @param array  $exceptionData
      *
-     * @internal param array $exception
      */
     public function __construct(User $user, string $destination, string $ipAddress, array $exceptionData)
     {

app/Providers/AppServiceProvider.php

@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ declare(strict_types = 1);
 namespace FireflyIII\Providers;
 
 use Illuminate\Support\ServiceProvider;
-
+use Log;
+use Config;
 /**
  * Class AppServiceProvider
  *
@@ -29,6 +30,10 @@ class AppServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
      */
     public function register()
     {
-        //
+        // make sure the logger doesn't log everything when it doesn't need to.
+        $monolog = Log::getMonolog();
+        foreach ($monolog->getHandlers() as $handler) {
+            $handler->setLevel(Config::get('app.log-level'));
+        }
     }
 }

config/app.php

@@ -108,7 +108,8 @@ return [
     |
     */
 
-    'log' => env('APP_LOG', 'daily'),
+    'log'       => env('APP_LOG', 'daily'),
+    'log-level' => env('LOG_LEVEL', 'info'),
 
     /*
     |--------------------------------------------------------------------------