Minimalist Log Viewer UI

A minimalist log viewer for reduced network footprint.

Benefits

• Easy to install
• Simple UI to see desired logs
• Minimal CPU/Memory footprints in the server
• On-demand usage

How to run in local

Set environment variables

export SIMPLE_LOG_UI_LOG_FILE_PATH=/tmp/logs/test.log

export SIMPLE_LOG_UI_PORT=3000

Start the server

npm start

Access the UI

Browse http://localhost:3000/

How to run in server

Set environment variables

export SIMPLE_LOG_UI_LOG_FILE_PATH=<path to read the file>

export SIMPLE_LOG_UI_PORT=<port>

Install the package

npm install -g minimalist-log-viewer

Access the UI

Browse http://<server-ip>:<port>/ if you have exposed the port to the world. Map the domain and do a proper reverse proxy configuration.

• Apache httpd
• Nginx

How to run as a Daemon with PM2

Install PM2

• Follow Install PM2 or else npm install pm2@latest -g in short.

• Create a file ecosystem.config.js inside the server at a suitable location

• Set the environmental varibales inside ecosystem.config.js

    module.exports = {
        apps : [
            {
                name: "minimalist-log-viewer",
                script: "minimalist-log-viewer",
                watch: true,
                env: {
                    "SIMPLE_LOG_UI_LOG_FILE_PATH": "<Path to your file>",
                    "SIMPLE_LOG_UI_PORT": <port>,
                    }
            }
        ]
    }

  Modify the values according to your need.

  example:

   module.exports = {
       apps : [
           {
               name: "minimalist-log-viewer",
               script: "minimalist-log-viewer",
               watch: true,
               env: {
                   "SIMPLE_LOG_UI_LOG_FILE_PATH": "/var/logs/tomcat/temp/spring.log",
                   "SIMPLE_LOG_UI_PORT": 3000,
                   }
           }
       ]
   }

• pm2 start minimalist-log-viewer --env ecosystem.config.js

• Verify with pm2 info minimalist-log-viewer