diff --git a/examples/cluster/compose/docker-compose.yaml b/examples/cluster/compose/docker-compose.yaml
index 38cb26056e8..e9bc5b61007 100644
--- a/examples/cluster/compose/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/examples/cluster/compose/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ services:
       - FABRIC_CA_SERVER_TLS_ENABLED=${TLS_ENABLED}
       - FABRIC_CA_SERVER_TLS_CERTFILE=/etc/hyperledger/fabric-ca-server/tls/ca.crt
       - FABRIC_CA_SERVER_TLS_KEYFILE=/etc/hyperledger/fabric-ca-server/tls/ca.key
+    logging: &logging
+      driver: json-file
+      options:
+        max-size: "25m"
+        max-file: "2"
     volumes:
       - ../build/nodes/ca/tls:/etc/hyperledger/fabric-ca-server/tls
 
@@ -19,6 +24,8 @@ services:
     dns_search: .
     environment:
       - ORDERER_GENERAL_TLS_ENABLED=${TLS_ENABLED}
+    logging:
+      <<: *logging
     volumes:
       - ../build/nodes/orderer:/etc/hyperledger/fabric
 
@@ -32,6 +39,8 @@ services:
       - CORE_PEER_ADDRESS=peer1:7051
       - CORE_PEER_GOSSIP_ENDPOINT=peer1:7051
       - CORE_PEER_GOSSIP_EXTERNALENDPOINT=peer1.org1.net:7051
+    logging:
+      <<: *logging
     volumes:
         - ../build/nodes/peer1:/etc/hyperledger/fabric
     depends_on:
@@ -47,6 +56,8 @@ services:
       - CORE_PEER_ADDRESS=peer2:7051
       - CORE_PEER_GOSSIP_ENDPOINT=peer2:7051
       - CORE_PEER_GOSSIP_EXTERNALENDPOINT=peer2.org1.net:7051
+    logging:
+      <<: *logging
     volumes:
         - ../build/nodes/peer2:/etc/hyperledger/fabric
     depends_on:
@@ -63,6 +74,8 @@ services:
       - CORE_PEER_ADDRESS=peer3:7051
       - CORE_PEER_GOSSIP_ENDPOINT=peer3:7051
       - CORE_PEER_GOSSIP_EXTERNALENDPOINT=peer3.org1.net:7051
+    logging:
+      <<: *logging
     volumes:
         - ../build/nodes/peer3:/etc/hyperledger/fabric
     depends_on:
@@ -79,6 +92,8 @@ services:
       - CORE_PEER_ADDRESS=peer4:7051
       - CORE_PEER_GOSSIP_ENDPOINT=peer4:7051
       - CORE_PEER_GOSSIP_EXTERNALENDPOINT=peer4.org1.net:7051
+    logging:
+      <<: *logging
     volumes:
         - ../build/nodes/peer4:/etc/hyperledger/fabric
     depends_on:
diff --git a/examples/cluster/config/core.yaml b/examples/cluster/config/core.yaml
index b2eeb7eee5e..84583b96e76 100644
--- a/examples/cluster/config/core.yaml
+++ b/examples/cluster/config/core.yaml
@@ -30,13 +30,13 @@ logging:
     # Developers: Please see fabric/docs/Setup/logging-control.md for more
     # options.
     peer:       warning
-    node:       info
+    node:       warning
     network:    warning
     version:    warning
-    protoutils: debug
+    protoutils: warning
     error:      warning
     msp:        warning
-    gossip:     debug
+    gossip:     warning
 
     format: '%{color}%{time:2006-01-02 15:04:05.000 MST} [%{module}] %{shortfunc} -> %{level:.4s} %{id:03x}%{color:reset} %{message}'