lazyjournal is a terminal application for examining logs from different system and application sources through a unified interface. It provides an alternative to repeatedly switching between logging commands when investigating problems on Linux computers and servers.
The application is designed for environments where diagnostic information may be distributed between the system journal, ordinary files, containers and orchestrated services. It brings these different sources together in a navigable interface that can also be used when working with remote systems.
lazyjournal is particularly useful for administrators managing systems that combine traditional services with containerised applications. Its interface helps users locate relevant log sources and investigate their contents without needing a separate logging platform.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Journald integration – examines system and user journal entries.
- Audit log support – reads security and auditing information generated by auditd.
- File-based logs – opens ordinary log files, including rotated and archived logs.
- Container monitoring – reads logs from Docker and Podman containers.
- Compose integration – examines logs associated with container stacks.
- Kubernetes integration – accesses pod logs with support for switching contexts and namespaces.
- Remote access – supports retrieving logs over SSH and rsyslog-based collection.
- Live streaming – follows incoming messages as they are generated.
- Flexible filtering – provides exact-match, fuzzy, regular-expression and date-based filters.
- Syntax highlighting – includes built-in highlighting and support for external highlighters.
- Systemd navigation – displays available services and boot entries.
- Web access – can expose the terminal interface through a browser when deployed in a suitable container.
- Cross-platform support – runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows.
Website: github.com/Lifailon/lazyjournal
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Developer: Lifailon
License: MIT License
lazyjournal is written in Go. Learn Go with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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