No log files are being created

OS: Ubuntu 14.04 NodeJS: 6.2.0 Winston: 2.2.0

The following code does not create a log file:

const logger = new Winston.Logger({
    level: 'verbose',
    transports: [
      new Winston.transports.Console({
        timestamp: true
      }),
      new Winston.transports.File({
        filename: 'app.log',
        timestamp: true
      })
    ]
  });

logger.info('Holla');

It logs to the terminal fine:

2016-05-26T13:11:49.927Z - info: Holla

But no log file created.

[johnhforrest]

I just ran into this issue. The directory has to exist first. winston will create new files for you, but it doesn’t appear to create new directories for you (e.g., you need to create the “logs” directory if you are trying to log in a file located at logs/app.js)

[fredicious]

I fixed this problem my giving the absolute path like that: winston.add(winston.transports.File, { filename: ${__dirname}/logs/appError.log })