How to Use the Log Explorer
The Log Explorer is your central hub for searching, filtering, and analyzing logs from every service in your stack. Whether you are debugging an error or investigating an incident, the Log Explorer helps you find the needle in the haystack.
Steps
Open the Log Explorer
Navigate to Observability > Logs in the sidebar. You will see a live stream of logs from all connected sources.
Search with the query bar
Use the search bar at the top to filter logs. Nova supports full-text search and structured queries:
This finds all error logs from the api-gateway service containing "connection refused".
Filter by time range
Click the time picker to narrow your search to a specific window. You can select preset ranges (last 15 min, 1 hour, 24 hours) or enter a custom range.
Use facets to drill down
The left sidebar shows facets like service name, host, log level, and custom tags. Click any facet value to add it as a filter.
Click AI Explain on any log line to have Nova analyze the error in context and suggest possible causes and fixes.
Create log-based alerts
Found a pattern you want to track? Click Create Alert from Query to turn your search into a real-time alert that triggers when matching logs exceed a threshold.
Save and share views
Save commonly used queries as Saved Views. Share them with your team so everyone can access the same filtered log view.
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