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+*.log
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@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ Then start any containers you want proxied with an env var VIRTUAL_HOST=subdomai
 
 Provided your DNS is setup to forward foo.bar.com to the a host running nginx-proxy, the request will be routed to a container with the VIRTUAL_HOST env var set.
 
+If you want to get the nginx logs in your current working directory, simply:
+
+    $ docker run -d -p 80:80 -v /var/run/docker.sock:/tmp/docker.sock -v $(pwd):/var/log/nginx -t jwilder/nginx-proxy
+
 ### Multiple Ports
 
 If your container exposes multiple ports, nginx-proxy will default to the service running on port 80.  If you need to specify a different port, you can set a VIRTUAL_PORT env var to select a different one.  If your container only exposes one port and it has a VIRTUAL_HOST env var set, that port will be selected.