Log.io - Real-time log monitoring in your browser

Powered by node.js + socket.io

How does it work?

Harvesters watch log files for changes, send new log messages to the server, which broadcasts to web clients.

Users create stream and history screens to view and search log messages.

Requirements

node.js (>=0.4.9 <=0.6.11)

socket.io (0.9.0)

socket.io-client (0.9.0)

forever (0.8.2)

connect (<=1.8.4)

underscore (>=1.1.7)

Compatibility

Harvesters & server have been tested on Ubuntu 11.10

Web clients have been tested on Chrome, Safari, and Firefox.

Install log server on Machine A

1. Install via npm

   sudo npm config set unsafe-perm true sudo npm install -g --prefix=/usr/local log.io

2. Launch server

   sudo log.io server start

3. Browse to:

   http://machine_a.host.com:8998

Install log harvester on Machine B

1. Install via npm

   sudo npm config set unsafe-perm true sudo npm install -g --prefix=/usr/local log.io

2. Configure harvester (optional; modify /etc/log.io/harvester.conf)

• Server host
• Local log files

3. Launch harvester

   sudo log.io harvester start

Credits

• Mike Smathers <[email protected]> (msmathers)

• Narrative Science http://narrativescience.com (NarrativeScience)

Acknowledgements

• Guillermo Rauch <[email protected]> (Guille)

• Ryan Dahl <ry at tiny clouds dot org> (ry) + Joyent http://www.joyent.com/ (joyent)

• P.J. Onori <http://somerandomdude.com> (somerandomdude)

License

Copyright 2012 Narrative Science <[email protected]>

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at

http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.