Home Assistant log file missing and not regenerating

[Teknor]

I’ve run into a strange issue with my Home Assistant logs. My home-assistant.log file is gone, I suspect I might have deleted it while cleaning up old records, but I assumed the log file would regenerate once new entries were created.

Here’s what I’ve tried so far:

• Manually created a new home-assistant.log file in the config directory.
• Restarted Home Assistant after creating the file.

Unfortunately, the file remains empty and doesn’t populate with any log content.

Has anyone experienced this before? Do I need to adjust a configuration setting to re-enable logging, or is there a specific way to restore the default log behavior?

Having latest HomeAssistant OS running on a Lenovo Intel based THinkCenter.

[fleskefjes]

@Teknor

home-assistant.log

Stop writing to config dir log file on supervised install

2025.11 removal of homeassistant.log, custom integration replacement

For those of you that want the log file back after updating to 2025.11, you can use this integration. Installation through HACS [Open your Home Assistant instance and open a repository inside the Home Assistant Community Store.] Just keep in mind that it will not capture some lines when HA starts up. It should start pretty early it just may not capture all the debug logs about custom integrations. If you have questions or concerns about the removal of the log file, this is not the thread …

[mcarty (Arturo)]

Was introduced in a recent update, 2025.11, no more .log file.

2025.11: Pick, automate, and a slice of pie 🥧

Petro released a custom component for recreate the old log file.

[jonharris]

Does anyone know if there’s a way with the log storage that does not write to the config directory to view logs from before the HA restart, similar to how home-assistant.log.1 used to work?

[Teknor]

I have the same need. HAOS reboots, but I have no idea why. I need to see what happened before HAOS crashes.

Any solution for this?