Checking logs when you have more than one servers is painful. Use Logback/Logstash-forwarder to send json-formatted logs to a central server running Logstash/ElasticSearch/Kibana, where you can then slice and dice logs to your heart’s content with the power of ElasticSearch and Kibana.
Confs and docs available here: https://github.com/vaughnd/centralised-logging