diff --git a/docs/deployment/builds-management.md b/docs/deployment/builds-management.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cf3e779dd35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/deployment/builds-management.md
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+# Build Management
+
+> New as of 0.19.0
+
+```
+builds:cancel <app>                            # Cancel a running build for an app
+builds:list <app>                              # List all running builds
+builds:output <app>                           #  Shows build output
+builds:report [<app>] [<flag>]                 # Displays a build report for one or more apps
+```
+
+## Usage
+
+### Listing running deploys
+
+### Viewing the status of a deploy
+
+### Viewing build output for a deploy
+
+### Canceling a running deploy
+
+It can be useful to kill a deploy if that deploy does not appear to be progressing, is impacting other apps through system resource utilization, or if a successful deploy will result in app errors. To do so, the `builds:cancel` command can be used:
+
+```shell
+dokku builds:cancel node-js-app
+```
+
+This command will send a `QUIT` signal to the Process Group ID of the process handling the deploy, and should terminate all processes within that process tree. Finally, it will unlock the deploy so that a new deploy may be immediately invoked.
+
+> Warning: This may also result in invalid app state depending upon when the app deploy was killed.
diff --git a/dokku b/dokku
index 88c91825bb9..0a1a0bc15b8 100755
--- a/dokku
+++ b/dokku
@@ -167,6 +167,11 @@ execute_dokku_cmd() {
     set -- "$PLUGIN_CMD" "$@"
   fi
 
+  if [[ $PLUGIN_NAME =~ git-* ]] || [[ "$PLUGIN_NAME" == "ps:rebuild" ]] || [[ "$PLUGIN_NAME" == "ps:restart" ]] || [[ "$PLUGIN_NAME" == "deploy" ]]; then
+    export DOKKU_REDIRECT_OUTPUT=true
+    exec &> >(tee >(tee | logger -i -t "dokku-${DOKKU_PID}"))
+  fi
+
   if [[ -x $PLUGIN_ENABLED_PATH/$PLUGIN_NAME/subcommands/default ]]; then
     "$PLUGIN_ENABLED_PATH/$PLUGIN_NAME/subcommands/default" "$@"
     implemented=1
diff --git a/plugins/builds/commands b/plugins/builds/commands
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..bbb12122224
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/builds/commands
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+[[ " help builds:help " == *" $1 "* ]] || exit "$DOKKU_NOT_IMPLEMENTED_EXIT"
+source "$PLUGIN_AVAILABLE_PATH/builds/internal-functions"
+set -eo pipefail
+[[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
+
+case "$1" in
+  help | builds:help)
+    cmd-builds-help "$@"
+    ;;
+
+  *)
+    exit "$DOKKU_NOT_IMPLEMENTED_EXIT"
+    ;;
+
+esac
diff --git a/plugins/builds/internal-functions b/plugins/builds/internal-functions
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..1b56fad60ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/builds/internal-functions
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -eo pipefail
+[[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
+
+fn-builds-help-content() {
+  declare desc="return logs plugin help content"
+  cat <<help_content
+    builds, Manage running builds
+    builds:cancel <app>, Cancel a running build for an app
+    builds:list <app>, List all running builds
+    builds:output <app>, Shows build output
+    builds:report [<app>] [<flag>], Displays a build report for one or more apps
+help_content
+}
+
+cmd-builds-help() {
+  if [[ $1 == "builds:help" ]]; then
+    echo -e 'Usage: dokku builds[:COMMAND]'
+    echo ''
+    echo 'Manage running builds'
+    echo ''
+    echo 'Additional commands:'
+    fn-builds-help-content | sort | column -c2 -t -s,
+  elif [[ $(ps -o command= $PPID) == *"--all"* ]]; then
+    fn-builds-help-content
+  else
+    cat <<help_desc
+    builds, Manage running builds
+help_desc
+  fi
+}
diff --git a/plugins/builds/plugin.toml b/plugins/builds/plugin.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7dadc67c882
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/builds/plugin.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+[plugin]
+description = "dokku core builds plugin"
+version = "0.33.9"
+[plugin.config]
diff --git a/plugins/builds/subcommands/cancel b/plugins/builds/subcommands/cancel
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..8472feae69c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/builds/subcommands/cancel
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -eo pipefail
+[[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
+source "$PLUGIN_CORE_AVAILABLE_PATH/common/functions"
+
+cmd-builds-cancel() {
+  declare desc="cancel a running build for an app"
+  declare cmd="builds:cancel"
+  [[ "$1" == "$cmd" ]] && shift 1
+  declare APP="$1"
+  local APP_DEPLOY_LOCK_FILE PROCESS_ID PROCESS_GROUP_ID
+  verify_app_name "$APP"
+
+  local APP_DEPLOY_LOCK_FILE PROCESS_ID PROCESS_GROUP_ID
+  APP_DEPLOY_LOCK_FILE="$DOKKU_LIB_ROOT/data/apps/$APP/.deploy.lock"
+  if [[ ! -f "$APP_DEPLOY_LOCK_FILE" ]]; then
+    dokku_log_info1 "App not currently deploying"
+    return
+  fi
+
+  PROCESS_ID="$(cat "$APP_DEPLOY_LOCK_FILE")"
+  if [[ -z "$PROCESS_ID" ]]; then
+    dokku_log_info1 "No matching app deploy found"
+    return
+  fi
+
+  PROCESS_GROUP_ID="$(ps -o pgid= "$PROCESS_ID" || true)"
+  if [[ -z "$PROCESS_ID" ]]; then
+    dokku_log_info1 "Unable to find process group id for app deploy"
+    return
+  fi
+
+  dokku_log_info1 "Killing app deploy"
+  kill -quit -- "-${PROCESS_GROUP_ID}" && rm -f "$APP_DEPLOY_LOCK_FILE"
+}
+
+cmd-builds-cancel "$@"
diff --git a/plugins/builds/subcommands/default b/plugins/builds/subcommands/default
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..f0205d69f4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/builds/subcommands/default
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -eo pipefail
+[[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
+source "$PLUGIN_AVAILABLE_PATH/builds/internal-functions"
+
+cmd-builds-help "builds:help"
diff --git a/plugins/builds/subcommands/list b/plugins/builds/subcommands/list
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..b8bf8b62418
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/builds/subcommands/list
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -eo pipefail
+[[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
+source "$PLUGIN_CORE_AVAILABLE_PATH/common/functions"
+
+cmd-builds-list() {
+  declare desc="list all running builds"
+  declare cmd="builds:list"
+  [[ "$1" == "$cmd" ]] && shift 1
+
+}
+
+cmd-builds-list "$@"
diff --git a/plugins/builds/subcommands/output b/plugins/builds/subcommands/output
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..ab145305948
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/builds/subcommands/output
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -eo pipefail
+[[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
+source "$PLUGIN_CORE_AVAILABLE_PATH/common/functions"
+
+cmd-builds-output() {
+  declare desc="shows build output"
+  declare cmd="builds:output"
+  [[ "$1" == "$cmd" ]] && shift 1
+  declare APP="$1" DEPLOY_ID="$2"
+  verify_app_name "$APP"
+
+  if [[ -z "$DEPLOY_ID" ]] || [[ "$DEPLOY_ID" == "current" ]]; then
+    local APP_DEPLOY_LOCK_FILE PROCESS_ID
+    APP_DEPLOY_LOCK_FILE="$DOKKU_ROOT/$APP/.deploy.lock"
+    if [[ ! -f "$APP_DEPLOY_LOCK_FILE" ]]; then
+      dokku_log_info1 "App not currently deploying"
+      return
+    fi
+
+    DEPLOY_ID="$(cat "$APP_DEPLOY_LOCK_FILE")"
+    if [[ -z "$DEPLOY_ID" ]]; then
+      dokku_log_info1 "No matching app deploy found"
+      return
+    fi
+  fi
+
+  if [[ -z "$DEPLOY_ID" ]]; then
+    dokku_log_fail "No deploy id specified"
+    return 1
+  fi
+
+  if [[ -x /usr/bin/systemctl ]] || [[ -x /usr/local/bin/systemctl ]]; then
+    journalctl -n1000 -f -b -a -o cat "SYSLOG_IDENTIFIER=dokku-${DEPLOY_ID}"
+  else
+    grep "dokku-${DEPLOY_ID}" /var/log/syslog
+  fi
+}
+
+cmd-builds-output "$@"
diff --git a/plugins/builds/subcommands/report b/plugins/builds/subcommands/report
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..f9a78f2f907
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/builds/subcommands/report
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -eo pipefail
+[[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
+source "$PLUGIN_CORE_AVAILABLE_PATH/common/functions"
+
+cmd-builds-report() {
+  declare desc="displays a build report for one or more apps"
+  declare cmd="builds:report"
+  [[ "$1" == "$cmd" ]] && shift 1
+  declare APP="$1"
+  verify_app_name "$APP"
+
+}
+
+cmd-builds-report "$@"
diff --git a/plugins/common/functions b/plugins/common/functions
index 358f8af2345..573154c5648 100755
--- a/plugins/common/functions
+++ b/plugins/common/functions
@@ -714,6 +714,11 @@ release_and_deploy() {
   declare desc="main function for releasing and deploying an app"
   source "$PLUGIN_AVAILABLE_PATH/config/functions"
 
+  if [[ "$DOKKU_REDIRECT_OUTPUT" != "true" ]]; then
+    export DOKKU_REDIRECT_OUTPUT=true
+    exec &> >(tee >(tee | logger -i -t "dokku-${DOKKU_PID}"))
+  fi
+
   local APP="$1"
   local IMAGE_TAG="${2:-latest}"
   local IMAGE=$(get_app_image_name "$APP" "$IMAGE_TAG")
diff --git a/plugins/git/internal-functions b/plugins/git/internal-functions
index 4f162bc838b..7121d1ab1e0 100755
--- a/plugins/git/internal-functions
+++ b/plugins/git/internal-functions
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ cmd-git-from-archive() {
     dokku_log_fail "Invalid archive type specified, valid archive types include: tar, tar.gz, zip"
   fi
 
+  if [[ "$DOKKU_REDIRECT_OUTPUT" != "true" ]]; then
+    export DOKKU_REDIRECT_OUTPUT=true
+    exec &> >(tee >(tee | logger -i -t "dokku-${DOKKU_PID}"))
+  fi
   plugn trigger git-from-archive "$APP" "$ARCHIVE_URL" "$ARCHIVE_TYPE" "$USER_NAME" "$USER_EMAIL"
   plugn trigger deploy-source-set "$APP" "$ARCHIVE_TYPE" "$ARCHIVE_URL"
 }
@@ -124,6 +128,10 @@ cmd-git-load-image() {
   [[ -z "$DOCKER_IMAGE" ]] && dokku_log_fail "Please specify a docker image"
   [[ ! -t 0 ]] || dokku_log_fail "Expecting tar archive containing docker image on STDIN"
 
+  if [[ "$DOKKU_REDIRECT_OUTPUT" != "true" ]]; then
+    export DOKKU_REDIRECT_OUTPUT=true
+    exec &> >(tee >(tee | logger -i -t "dokku-${DOKKU_PID}"))
+  fi
   cat | docker load
 
   if ! verify_image "$DOCKER_IMAGE"; then
@@ -168,6 +176,11 @@ cmd-git-from-image() {
   verify_app_name "$APP"
   [[ -z "$DOCKER_IMAGE" ]] && dokku_log_fail "Please specify a docker image"
 
+  if [[ "$DOKKU_REDIRECT_OUTPUT" != "true" ]]; then
+    export DOKKU_REDIRECT_OUTPUT=true
+    exec &> >(tee >(tee | logger -i -t "dokku-${DOKKU_PID}"))
+  fi
+
   if ! plugn trigger git-from-image "$APP" "$DOCKER_IMAGE" "$BUILD_DIR" "$USER_NAME" "$USER_EMAIL"; then
     return 1
   fi
@@ -211,6 +224,11 @@ cmd-git-sync() {
   DOKKU_DEPLOY_BRANCH="$(fn-git-deploy-branch "$APP")"
   CURRENT_REF="$(fn-git-cmd "$APP_ROOT" rev-parse "$DOKKU_DEPLOY_BRANCH" 2>/dev/null || true)"
 
+  if [[ "$DOKKU_REDIRECT_OUTPUT" != "true" ]]; then
+    export DOKKU_REDIRECT_OUTPUT=true
+    exec &> >(tee >(tee | logger -i -t "dokku-${DOKKU_PID}"))
+  fi
+
   if ! fn-git-cmd "$APP_ROOT" rev-parse "$DOKKU_DEPLOY_BRANCH" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
     dokku_log_info1_quiet "Cloning $APP from $GIT_REMOTE#$GIT_REF"
     fn-git-clone "$APP" "$GIT_REMOTE" "$GIT_REF"
diff --git a/plugins/git/receive-app b/plugins/git/receive-app
index ef7f59af1ac..78821f83558 100755
--- a/plugins/git/receive-app
+++ b/plugins/git/receive-app
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ trigger-git-receive-app() {
   declare desc="builds the app from the local git repository"
   declare trigger="receive-app"
 
+  if [[ "$DOKKU_REDIRECT_OUTPUT" != "true" ]]; then
+    export DOKKU_REDIRECT_OUTPUT=true
+    exec &> >(tee >(tee | logger -i -t "dokku-${DOKKU_PID}"))
+  fi
+
   git_receive_app "$@"
   return $?
 }