Using Site Control Manager (Kudu) to retrieve log files

Site Control Manager, often referred to as ”Kudu”, is a website extension that you can use to retrieve log files, browse the file system, edit files, delete files, view environment variables,and even capture diagnostic dump files.

To access the Site Control Manager, open your browser and navigate to
https://.scm.azurewebsites.net

Note : Every Azure website gets the Site Control Manager site extension installed by default.There is nothing you have to do to enable it.

The URL is the same as the URL for your website, with the added scm. immediately after the website name. Figure is an example of what the Site Control Manager screen looks like for a website.

The home page of the Site Control Manager site extension

Using Site Control Manager, select the Debug Console and then select the CMD option.This opens a debug console that you can type directly into or use the navigation above. As you click the navigation links, the debug console will update to your current directory. Figure shows the debug console screen and the contents of the Log Files folder.
The debug console in Site Control Manager and viewing the Log Files folder

Using Site Control Manager, you can download an entire folder or individual iles by clicking
the download link to the left of the directory or ile name.