From 8e5a88bc557c14b605648c90daf353a43f1e282a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Michael Sanford <michaelsanford@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2025 18:31:12 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Add NO_COLOR standard environment flag to sync-server
 logging. (#5676)

* Add NO_COLOR standard environment flag to sync-server logging.

* [autofix.ci] apply automated fixes

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Co-authored-by: autofix-ci[bot] <114827586+autofix-ci[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 packages/sync-server/src/util/middlewares.js | 4 +++-
 upcoming-release-notes/5676.md               | 6 ++++++
 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
 create mode 100644 upcoming-release-notes/5676.md

diff --git a/packages/sync-server/src/util/middlewares.js b/packages/sync-server/src/util/middlewares.js
index 37fd559dfd..9db5bdae52 100644
--- a/packages/sync-server/src/util/middlewares.js
+++ b/packages/sync-server/src/util/middlewares.js
@@ -48,7 +48,9 @@ const validateSessionMiddleware = async (req, res, next) => {
 const requestLoggerMiddleware = expressWinston.logger({
   transports: [new winston.transports.Console()],
   format: winston.format.combine(
-    winston.format.colorize(),
+    ...(Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(process.env, 'NO_COLOR')
+      ? []
+      : [winston.format.colorize()]),
     winston.format.timestamp(),
     winston.format.printf(args => {
       const { timestamp, level, meta } = args;
diff --git a/upcoming-release-notes/5676.md b/upcoming-release-notes/5676.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..946cd822a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/upcoming-release-notes/5676.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+category: Enhancements
+authors: [michaelsanford]
+---
+
+Add NO_COLOR standard environment flag to sync-server logging (https://no-color.org/).