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@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ This is a document for helping debug Kubo. Please add to it if you can!
 
 ### Beginning
 
+> **Note:**  Enable more logs by setting `GOLOG_LOG_LEVEL` env variable when troubleshooting. See [go-log documentation](https://github.com/ipfs/go-log#golog_log_level) for configuration options and available log levels.
+
 When you see ipfs doing something (using lots of CPU, memory, or otherwise
 being weird), the first thing you want to do is gather all the relevant
 profiling information.