Introduction

Humanlog is the observability platform that puts developers first. Install it on your laptop and instantly get a complete suite for exploring logs and distributed traces—no cloud, no extra services, no waiting for production deployments.

What Is Humanlog?

Humanlog brings production-grade observability right into your development loop. Whether you're chasing down a tricky bug in local Docker containers or validating your OpenTelemetry spans before deployment, Humanlog gives you:

• Full insight into logs and traces
• Ultra-fast iteration on your own machine
• Privacy your data never leaves your machine

Why Local-first Matters

Iteration speed is everything. Waiting 30 minutes to deploy, reproduce, and inspect is a blocker; Humanlog's localhost engine lets you:

See, tweak, and re-run your queries in seconds—so you can catch logging anomalies, span-naming inconsistencies, or missing trace coverage before you ever merge.

Key Benefits

1. Speed Leverage your laptop's CPU, disk, and memory for sub-second querying.

2. Privacy No third-party services, no data exfiltration. Your logs and traces stay local.

3. Developer-first Workflow A platform that works in your developer environment.

Quick Preview

Raw JSON/logfmt → Pretty CLI Output

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What's Next?

• 👉 Installation →
• 👣 Basic Usage →
• 💻 Deep dive into localhost & concepts →

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