Several issues displaying log files

[f2bo]

1 - docker model logs hangs

Ever since I started using DMR, viewing the logs very frequently would hang while displaying an older entry to the point that I stopped using docker model logs and would simply look at the contents of the log files directly when I needed to troubleshoot something. So when I noticed that the latest release Docker Model Runner v1.1.11 included a bug fix that could result in an infinite loop when viewing the logs I naturally tested this again but was disappointed to see that the problem remains.

Platform: Windows/amd64
Docker Desktop: 4.64.0 (221278)
Docker Engine: 29.2.1

Steps to reproduce

• Delete inference-llama.cpp-server.log in C:\Users\[USERNAME]\AppData\Local\Docker\log\host to start from a known state that doesn't hang.

• Execute docker model logs. For example:

  [2026-03-14T13:22:37.058967500Z][inference.model-manager] Successfully initialized store
  [2026-03-14T13:22:37.059515600Z][inference] 2 backends available
  [2026-03-14T13:22:37.949478600Z][inference] Reconciling service state on initialization
  [2026-03-14T13:22:37.950040600Z][inference] Reconciling service state on settings change
  [2026-03-14T13:22:37.950040600Z][inference] downloadLatestLlamaCpp: latest, cpu, C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\model-runner\bin, <HOME>\.docker\bin\inference\com.docker.llama-server.exe
  [2026-03-14T13:22:38.173678600Z][inference] current llama.cpp version is already up to date
  [2026-03-14T13:22:38.733156000Z][inference] installed llama-server with gpuSupport=true
  [2026-03-14T13:22:38.733156000Z][inference][W] Backend installation failed for vllm: not implemented
  [2026-03-14T13:22:39.130815500Z][inference.model-manager] Listing available models
  [2026-03-14T13:22:39.134457300Z][inference.model-manager] Successfully listed models, count: 8
  [2026-03-14T13:22:39.176414700Z][inference.model-manager] Listing available models
  [2026-03-14T13:22:39.180820600Z][inference.model-manager] Successfully listed models, count: 8
  [2026-03-14T13:22:39.599588200Z][inference.model-manager] Listing available models
  [2026-03-14T13:22:39.603603900Z][inference.model-manager] Successfully listed models, count: 8
  [2026-03-14T13:23:02.923335700Z][inference.model-manager] Listing available models
  

• Create an inference-llama.cpp-server.log log file in C:\Users\[USERNAME]\AppData\Local\Docker\log\host with a single entry replacing [TIMESTAMP] with a date and time that falls within the range of timestamps from the previous output but that doesn't match an existing timestamp, for example, [2026-03-14T13:22:38.733156001Z].

  [TIMESTAMP] >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> from llama.cpp log file
  

• Execute docker model logs again. Notice that the output now includes the entry from the inference-llama.cpp-server.log file in its chronological position.

  [2026-03-14T13:22:37.058967500Z][inference.model-manager] Successfully initialized store
  [2026-03-14T13:22:37.059515600Z][inference] 2 backends available
  [2026-03-14T13:22:37.949478600Z][inference] Reconciling service state on initialization
  [2026-03-14T13:22:37.950040600Z][inference] Reconciling service state on settings change
  [2026-03-14T13:22:37.950040600Z][inference] downloadLatestLlamaCpp: latest, cpu, C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\model-runner\bin, <HOME>\.docker\bin\inference\com.docker.llama-server.exe
  [2026-03-14T13:22:38.173678600Z][inference] current llama.cpp version is already up to date
  [2026-03-14T13:22:38.733156000Z][inference] installed llama-server with gpuSupport=true
  [2026-03-14T13:22:38.733156000Z][inference][W] Backend installation failed for vllm: not implemented
  [2026-03-14T13:22:38.733156001Z] >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> from llama.cpp log file
  [2026-03-14T13:22:39.134457300Z][inference.model-manager] Successfully listed models, count: 8
  [2026-03-14T13:22:39.176414700Z][inference.model-manager] Listing available models
  [2026-03-14T13:22:39.180820600Z][inference.model-manager] Successfully listed models, count: 8
  [2026-03-14T13:22:39.599588200Z][inference.model-manager] Listing available models
  [2026-03-14T13:22:39.603603900Z][inference.model-manager] Successfully listed models, count: 8
  [2026-03-14T13:23:02.923335700Z][inference.model-manager] Listing available models
  

• Now replace the timestamp in the inference-llama.cpp-server.log file to match one in the inference.log file, for example, [2026-03-14T13:22:38.733156000Z].

• Execute docker model logs once again and notice that it hangs after displaying the last entry matching the timestamp entered.

  [2026-03-14T13:22:37.058967500Z][inference.model-manager] Successfully initialized store
  [2026-03-14T13:22:37.059515600Z][inference] 2 backends available
  [2026-03-14T13:22:37.949478600Z][inference] Reconciling service state on initialization
  [2026-03-14T13:22:37.950040600Z][inference] Reconciling service state on settings change
  [2026-03-14T13:22:37.950040600Z][inference] downloadLatestLlamaCpp: latest, cpu, C:\Program Files\Docker\Docker\resources\model-runner\bin, <HOME>\.docker\bin\inference\com.docker.llama-server.exe
  [2026-03-14T13:22:38.173678600Z][inference] current llama.cpp version is already up to date
  

This seems to be the same problem that was supposedly fixed in the latest release, so either the release notes are inaccurate and this bug fix was omitted or the corresponding PR did not really fix the problem.

2 - Multiple processes created when viewing logs in the Docker Desktop Dashboard

When viewing the Models section, each time you click the Logs tab, it launches a new docker-model.exe instance.

These processes don't exit, so after clicking just a few times, you have the following situation.

This problem was previously reported here.

3 - Viewing the logs in WSL is unsupported

This has always been the case ever since I started using DMR and may not be a problem as the message is very clear, but I find it surprising and often wondered whether it's really unsupported or something specific to my environment.

[doringeman]

Hey @f2bo, thanks for the report! 🙌 It's been fixed in #743. You'll get the update with next week's Docker Desktop update.

[f2bo]

Hi @doringeman,

Thanks for replying.

It's been fixed in #743. You'll get the update with next week's Docker Desktop update.

Regarding the first problem, that's the PR I mentioned above and is already mentioned as a bug fix in the latest release notes for v1.1.11. Was it a mistake including it or do I misunderstand what these release notes mean?

Any comments on the other two problems I mention above?

[doringeman]

Regarding the first problem, that's the PR I mentioned above and is already mentioned as a bug fix in the latest release notes for v1.1.11. Was it a mistake including it or do I misunderstand what these release notes mean?

No, it's not, but that's the Docker Model Runner version and release notes.
Docker Model Runner v1.1.11 is not yet bundled into Docker Desktop.

Any comments on the other two problems I mention above?

I'm re-opening the issue, I was able to reproduce them, sorry! 🙌
I'll look into them in the next couple of days and I'll keep you posted. I hope they'll be fixed quickly and you can get them with next week's Docker Desktop update. 😁 Thanks again!