# Docker console settings

> **TL;DR**
> `File | Settings | Build, Execution, Deployment | Docker | Console` for Windows and Linux
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> `IntelliJ IDEA | Settings | Build, Execution, Deployment | Docker | Console` for macOS
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> `Ctrl+Alt+S` (Windows), `⌘ Comma` (macOS), `⌘ Comma` (IntelliJ IDEA Classic (macOS)), `⌘ Comma` (macOS System Shortcuts), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (XWin), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (GNOME), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (KDE), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (Emacs), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (Sublime Text), `⌘ Comma` (Sublime Text (macOS)), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (NetBeans), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (Visual Studio), `⌘ Comma` (Visual Studio (macOS)), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (Eclipse), `⌘ Comma` (Eclipse (macOS)) ![the Settings icon](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/idea/2026.2/app.expui.general.settings.svg)

Configure the output of the [Docker container logs](https://docs.docker.com/config/containers/logging/). IntelliJ IDEA can show the log messages from the container's standard output streams in the Log tab when you select the container in the Services tool window ( `View | Tool Windows | Services` or `Alt+8` (Windows), `⌘ 8` (macOS), `⌘ 8` (IntelliJ IDEA Classic (macOS)), `⌘ 8` (macOS System Shortcuts), `Alt+8` (XWin), `Alt+8` (GNOME), `Alt+8` (KDE), `Alt+8` (Emacs), `Alt+8` (Sublime Text), `⌘ 8` (Sublime Text (macOS)), `Alt+8` (NetBeans), `Alt+8` (Visual Studio), `Alt+8` (Visual Studio (macOS)), `Alt+8` (Eclipse), `⌘ 8` (Eclipse (macOS)) ). For more information, refer to [Container dashboard](services-tool-window.html#docker-container-dashboard).

Procedure: Enable the Docker plugin

This functionality relies on the [Docker](https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/7724-docker)  plugin, which  is bundled and enabled in IntelliJ IDEA   by default. If the relevant features are not available, make sure that you did not disable the plugin.

> **Note:**
> The Docker plugin is available by default only in IntelliJ IDEA  with the Ultimate subscription. For IntelliJ IDEA, you need to install the Docker plugin as described in [Plugins](managing-plugins.html).

1. Press `Ctrl+Alt+S` (Windows), `⌘ Comma` (macOS), `⌘ Comma` (IntelliJ IDEA Classic (macOS)), `⌘ Comma` (macOS System Shortcuts), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (XWin), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (GNOME), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (KDE), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (Emacs), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (Sublime Text), `⌘ Comma` (Sublime Text (macOS)), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (NetBeans), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (Visual Studio), `⌘ Comma` (Visual Studio (macOS)), `Ctrl+Alt+S` (Eclipse), `⌘ Comma` (Eclipse (macOS)) to open settings and then select `Plugins`.

2. Open the Installed tab, find the Docker plugin, and select the checkbox next to the plugin name.

![The Docker Console settings page](https://resources.jetbrains.com/help/img/idea/2026.2/settings_docker_console.png)

Fold previous sessions in the Log console
: IntelliJ IDEA saves the console output of all container sessions. Select this option to fold output from previous sessions, leaving only the latest session's log expanded.

## See also

### Related

[Docker](docker.html)

### Reference

[Docker connection settings](settings-docker.html) [Docker Registry settings](settings-docker-registry.html) [Services tool window](services-tool-window.html)