Chronoscribe

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Usage Guide ​

The Basics ​

Chronoscribe works by piping stdout and stderr from your processes into the chronoscribe CLI tool.

Syntax ​

bash
<your-command> | npx chronoscribe --name <source-name> [options]

Common Scenarios ​

1. Node.js Applications ​

bash
npm start | npx chronoscribe --name backend

2. Docker Containers ​

You can pipe docker logs --follow to see container logs in real-time.

bash
docker logs -f my-postgres | npx chronoscribe --name db --color "#0074D9"

3. Log Files ​

Watch a file and stream its updates:

bash
tail -f /var/log/nginx/access.log | npx chronoscribe --name nginx

Dashboard Features ​

  • Filtering: Click on a source badge in the header to show/hide logs from that source.
  • Search: Use the search bar to filter logs by text content.
  • Levels: Filter by log level (DEBUG, INFO, WARN, ERROR).
  • Auto-scroll: The view automatically scrolls to the newest log. Scroll up to pause.