RubyMine Deployment Configurations vs. Remote Application Log Tailing: Integration Gap

Direct Answer

No. The Show deployment logs option controls only the visibility of the file-transfer log in the Deployment tool window. It does not open, follow, or bind to a remote application log such as log/production.log. RubyMine does not document this option as covering remote application log tailing, and no supported extension point exists to bind a deployment configuration to a specific remote log file.

Confirmed Behavior and Likely Explanation

Confirmed behavior:

• The Deployment tool window records SFTP/FTPS transfer events and status only.
• Docker container logs appear in the Run tool window or Docker tool window when using a Docker run configuration, not when a Docker deployment configuration pushes an image.
• Deployment configuration dialogs provide no target-log-path field and no post-deployment command hook.
• Remote log tailing requires an active SSH session, correct file permissions, and a known log path—none of which deployment configurations capture.

Likely explanation: RubyMine separates deployment (artifact delivery) from run/debug (process observation). Because deployment jobs do not store SSH credentials, log paths, or permission context, automatic tailing of a remote Rails log after synchronization is outside the current integration boundary.

Steps for This Case

1. Open your deployment configuration and confirm there is no remote log path or post-deploy field.
2. Run the SFTP deployment with Show deployment logs enabled and verify that the Deployment tool window lists only transfer records.
3. Open Tools > Deployment > Browse Remote Host, navigate to the application directory, and open log/production.log. Refresh the file manually after deployment to inspect new Rails entries.
4. Alternatively, use the built-in Terminal to tail the remote log directly:

ssh user@remote-host 'tail -n 100 -f /path/to/your/app/log/production.log'

For Docker deployments, use a Docker run configuration or the Docker tool window to stream container stdout/stderr instead of relying on the deployment configuration.

Version Note

Behavior differences between RubyMine 2023.x and 2024.x are unlikely to add automatic remote log tailing to deployment configurations. If you are on an EAP or nightly build, check the Deployment dialog for new fields before relying on this workflow.