# dimonomid/nerdlog

Nerdlog: fast, remote-first, multi-host TUI log viewer with timeline histogram and no central server

Repository: https://github.com/dimonomid/nerdlog
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/nerdlog
Homepage: https://dmitryfrank.com/projects/nerdlog/article
Language: Go
License: BSD-2-Clause
License Family: permissive
Topics: distributed, histogram, remote, timeline, tui, devops-tools, syslog, self-hosted, log-analysis, log-monitor, log-viewer, log-visualization, logging, go, log-management, log-search, logs, monitoring
Last push: 2025-06-22T16:49:12+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 34/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 28, release rhythm 40, longevity 35
- inputs: {"age_days": 500, "days_push": 437, "days_rel": 450, "gap_med": 1, "n_releases_24m": 18}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1549, forks 40 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:02.048214+00:00)

## What it is
Nerdlog is a fast, remote-first, multi-host terminal UI log viewer with an interactive timeline histogram and no central server. It connects over SSH to remote Linux hosts, runs log queries (syslog files or journalctl) on the nodes themselves, and merges results locally for efficient browsing of large log files.

## Use cases
- query logs from multiple remote servers over ssh from a terminal
- view syslog and journalctl logs with a timeline histogram
- replace slow splunk or graylog setups for log searching
- filter logs by time range and pattern across many hosts
- debug systemd service logs on a fleet of linux instances
- search large 1GB+ log files efficiently without downloading them

## When to choose
- you need to read logs from many remote linux hosts without deploying a centralized log server
- you want a lightweight graylog/kibana alternative with near-zero setup
- you work primarily in a terminal and want a TUI with visual timeline insight
- your log files are large and you want analysis done on the remote nodes to save bandwidth

## When to avoid
- you need centralized log storage, retention, or alerting
- you need to collect logs from windows hosts (only the client runs on windows)
- you prefer a web-based dashboard or team-shared log platform
- you need structured log ingestion pipelines beyond syslog/journalctl-style formats

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: logging, monitoring, search-engine, terminal-ui, ssh, data-visualization
- domain: monitoring, self-hosted, developer-tools
- platform: windows, bsd, cli, cross-platform
- tags: log-viewer, tui, multi-host, timeline-histogram, remote-first, syslog, journalctl, no-central-server, graylog-alternative, devops, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- dimonomid/nerdlog (main) score 34

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:02.048214+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:30:22.459932+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/dimonomid/nerdlog (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:02.048214+00:00, sha 21c117baf032)
  - homepage: https://dmitryfrank.com/projects/nerdlog/article (fetched 2026-08-29T11:31:03.375902+00:00, sha 6b7fb71f64fc)
  - site_page: https://dmitryfrank.com/about (fetched 2026-08-29T11:31:03.385878+00:00, sha d39840b76fbd)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.