Create a logging config in base settings & add a root logger to existing ones

{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/base.py

@@ -221,6 +221,30 @@ ADMINS = [("""{{cookiecutter.author_name}}""", "{{cookiecutter.email}}")]
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/settings/#managers
 MANAGERS = ADMINS
 
+# LOGGING
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/settings/#logging
+# See https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/topics/logging for
+# more details on how to customize your logging configuration.
+LOGGING = {
+    "version": 1,
+    "disable_existing_loggers": False,
+    "formatters": {
+        "verbose": {
+            "format": "%(levelname)s %(asctime)s %(module)s "
+            "%(process)d %(thread)d %(message)s"
+        }
+    },
+    "handlers": {
+        "console": {
+            "level": "DEBUG",
+            "class": "logging.StreamHandler",
+            "formatter": "verbose",
+        }
+    },
+    "root": {"level": "INFO", "handlers": ["console"]},
+}
+
 {% if cookiecutter.use_celery == 'y' -%}
 # Celery
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/config/settings/production.py

@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ LOGGING = {
             "formatter": "verbose",
         },
     },
+    "root": {"level": "INFO", "handlers": ["console"]},
     "loggers": {
         "django.request": {
             "handlers": ["mail_admins"],
@@ -263,6 +264,7 @@ LOGGING = {
             "formatter": "verbose",
         }
     },
+    "root": {"level": "INFO", "handlers": ["console"]},
     "loggers": {
         "django.db.backends": {
             "level": "ERROR",