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Introduction

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Dozzle in Github

Here are the key points about Dozzle:

What Is Dozzle

  • It gives you a web interface so you can see container logs in real time instead of having to use docker logs … on the command line.

  • It is lightweight, doesn’t store logs permanently (unless configured otherwise), and is designed for quick troubleshooting and debugging.

  • Made by Amir Raminfar, released under the MIT license.

Features

Some of the useful capabilities of Dozzle include:

  • Real-time log streaming from containers.

  • Support for Docker, as well as Docker Swarm and Kubernetes.

  • Multi-host or remote-agent mode, so you can monitor containers across different machines.

  • A SQL engine (with WebAssembly and DuckDB) so you can run queries over logs in the browser.

  • Authentication support (file-based or via forward proxy) so you can restrict who can see logs.

  • Some safety/utility features like toggling shell access, container actions (start/stop/restart) but usually off by default for security.

How It’s Deployed

You can install and run Dozzle using various setups:

  • Standalone Docker container, mounting the Docker socket so Dozzle can access container logs.

  • Docker Compose setups.

  • In Docker Swarm (global mode) to monitor across nodes.

  • Kubernetes mode.

Things to Be Aware Of / Trade-offs

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