How To Use Winston to Log Node.js Applications

Winston is a versatile logging library and a popular logging solution available for Node.js applications. Winston’s features include support for multiple storage options, log levels, log queries, and a built-in profiler. In this tutorial, you will use Winston to log a Node/Express application that you’ll create as part of this process. You’ll also see how to combine Winston with Morgan, another popular HTTP request middleware logger for Node.js.

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