application-logger.xml

<configuration>
    
  <conversionRule conversionWord="coloredLevel" converterClass="play.api.Logger$ColoredLevel" />
  
  <appender name="FILE" class="ch.qos.logback.core.FileAppender">
     <file>${application.home}/logs/application.log</file>
     <encoder>
       <pattern>%date [%logger %level] %message%n%xException</pattern>
     </encoder>
   </appender>

  <appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
    <filter class="ch.qos.logback.classic.filter.ThresholdFilter"> 
      <level>WARN</level>
    </filter>
    <encoder>
      <pattern>[%logger{15} %level] %message%n%xException{5}</pattern>
    </encoder>
  </appender>
  
  <logger name="play" level="INFO" />
  <logger name="application" level="INFO" />
  
  <!-- Off these ones as they are annoying, and anyway we manage configuration ourself -->
  <logger name="com.avaje.ebean.config.PropertyMapLoader" level="OFF" />
  <logger name="com.avaje.ebeaninternal.server.core.XmlConfigLoader" level="OFF" />
  <logger name="com.avaje.ebeaninternal.server.lib.BackgroundThread" level="OFF" />
  <logger name="com.gargoylesoftware.htmlunit.javascript" level="OFF" />

  <root level="INFO">
    <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
    <appender-ref ref="FILE" />
  </root>
  
</configuration>