Natelogg is a lightweight app for realtime tailing of logs to your browser. It's very quick and easy to set up.

Installation

• Install globally using npm: npm install -g natelogg

Configuration

Copy the following example config file to ~/.natelogg/config and change values as necessary:

var config = {};

//DEFINE THE SERVER PORT
config.port = 9000;

//DEFINE THE DIRECTORY WHERE LOGS ARE LOCATED
config.logDirectory = '/log';

/*******************************************
******** ADVANCED CONFIGURATION ***********
*******************************************/

//DEFINE PORT MAPPINGS FOR EACH APP YOU WISH TO INSPECT
config.portAppMap = {
    9229: 'main-api.log'
    9230: 'midware-api.log'
}

//DEFINE LOGS STREAMS THAT ARE UI APPS, THESE WILL AUTOMATICALLY REFRESH WHEN YOUR BUILD PROCESS COMPLETES
config.uiLogStreams = ['admin-ui.log', 'web-ui.log'];

//DEFINE PARTIAL STRING THAT INDICATES UI BUILD STARTING
config.uiBuildStartString = 'Now building webpack bundle for environment: dev';

//DEFINE PARTIAL STRING THAT INDICATES UI BUILD COMPLETE
config.uiBuildStopString = 'Finished build after';

module.exports = config;

Usage

All files located in config.logDirectory are loaded in the Logs section. Check the checkbox next to the log(s) you wish to tail. Bunyan formatting can be enabled and configured in the Formatters section.

Run log server

natelogg-server

or

npm start

Run log server with bindings for Node --inspect (must set config.portAppMap)

npm run inspect

Run loger server with Live Reload for UI apps (must set config.uiLogStreams, config.uiBuildStartString, config.uiBuildStopString)

npm run liveReload

Run loger server with binding for Node --inspect and Live Reload for UI apps (must set all advanced configuration options)

npm run all