Where is the “server log” for Tomcat when running externally from IntelliJ Ultimate?

IntelliJ displays Tomcat logs

The accepted Answer by CrazyCoder is correct.

In addition, as commented by Jerry06, IntelliJ Ultimate does automatically display the logs as tabs in the server output pane.

The files backing those logs are stored in the CATALINA_BASE as explained in the other Answer.

screen shot of server output panel showing (a) tabs for logs, (b) 'CATALINA_BASE' path logged

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