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Jamie Wilkinson
10/16/24
change of upstream location
Hello mtail-users, I no longer have write access to the google/mtail GitHub repository. As such the
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change of upstream location
Hello mtail-users, I no longer have write access to the google/mtail GitHub repository. As such the
10/16/24
Anton Kiryushkin
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Jamie Wilkinson
8
7/6/24
dynamic variables
It doesn't matter how many Prometheus instances I run. This is just wasting of the resources.
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dynamic variables
It doesn't matter how many Prometheus instances I run. This is just wasting of the resources.
7/6/24
Panagiotis Atmatzidis
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Jamie Wilkinson
4
6/26/24
mtail + simple HAProxy config
Glad it worked out. If you have any ideas on how to make the debugging experience better please let
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mtail + simple HAProxy config
Glad it worked out. If you have any ideas on how to make the debugging experience better please let
6/26/24
Chris Leavoy
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Jamie Wilkinson
2
12/12/23
Support for new Prometheus native histogram buckets
No, but if you'd like to work on it, I'll take the PR. On Wed, 13 Dec 2023 at 08:12, '
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Support for new Prometheus native histogram buckets
No, but if you'd like to work on it, I'll take the PR. On Wed, 13 Dec 2023 at 08:12, '
12/12/23
Nikolay
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Jamie Wilkinson
6
5/9/23
Haproxy + mtail
I can reproduce this and had to add some debugging `glog.Infof`s to figure out what was happening.
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Haproxy + mtail
I can reproduce this and had to add some debugging `glog.Infof`s to figure out what was happening.
5/9/23
Kris Van de Vijver
5/11/22
mTail filter+email
Regarding a log summary : is it possible to filter on a certain string ("Log Summary"),
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mTail filter+email
Regarding a log summary : is it possible to filter on a certain string ("Log Summary"),
5/11/22
Michael Ignatovsky
2
4/28/22
Counter is ZERO
Update: log file was just unstructured text and looks like mtail simply ignored it. Adding few lines
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Counter is ZERO
Update: log file was just unstructured text and looks like mtail simply ignored it. Adding few lines
4/28/22
Loic Fouray
3/29/22
How limit alerting after the first alert?
Hi, I want use mtail to alerting end-users when a pattern match into the logs. Mtail is used as
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How limit alerting after the first alert?
Hi, I want use mtail to alerting end-users when a pattern match into the logs. Mtail is used as
3/29/22
Fabjon Hoxhaj
1/19/22
How do i count only 200 calls (HTTP-Statuscode)
Hello everyone as i am new to mTail and the documentation on the internet is quite thin, so i come to
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How do i count only 200 calls (HTTP-Statuscode)
Hello everyone as i am new to mTail and the documentation on the internet is quite thin, so i come to
1/19/22
Joshua Chia
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Jamie Wilkinson
5
11/30/21
Decorated actions and log line consumption
Done. On Fri, Nov 26, 2021 at 2:22 PM Jamie Wilkinson <j...@spacepants.org> wrote: I'd
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Decorated actions and log line consumption
Done. On Fri, Nov 26, 2021 at 2:22 PM Jamie Wilkinson <j...@spacepants.org> wrote: I'd
11/30/21
Joshua Chia
,
Jamie Wilkinson
2
11/25/21
strptime with dateless time strings
You can use the `getfilename` builtin to extract a date, perhaps, but that won't work completely
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strptime with dateless time strings
You can use the `getfilename` builtin to extract a date, perhaps, but that won't work completely
11/25/21
Krishna Khatana
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Jamie Wilkinson
2
7/5/21
Not able see mtail metrics on Prometheus
If you look at the INFO log it should tell you which variables are created by the program. I'm
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Not able see mtail metrics on Prometheus
If you look at the INFO log it should tell you which variables are created by the program. I'm
7/5/21
Krishna Khatana
7/2/21
How to see the metics
Hi all, Thank you so the help in advance, below is my program counter http_requests_total by
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How to see the metics
Hi all, Thank you so the help in advance, below is my program counter http_requests_total by
7/2/21
Yosef Yudilevich
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Krishna Khatana
5
7/2/21
exclude monitoring system ip from counters
Thank you so much for the help, I corrected that issue and able to start mtail without any issue, now
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exclude monitoring system ip from counters
Thank you so much for the help, I corrected that issue and able to start mtail without any issue, now
7/2/21
Krishna Khatana
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Jamie Wilkinson
2
7/2/21
Urgent help require on mtail
Add --logtostderr to the command line and see what log messages appear. The program looks OK to me
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Urgent help require on mtail
Add --logtostderr to the command line and see what log messages appear. The program looks OK to me
7/2/21
dc3o
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Jamie Wilkinson
4
5/24/21
extract the data from entire log file
This sounds like a cool idea, but mtail doesn't support it at the moment. The two main issues,
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extract the data from entire log file
This sounds like a cool idea, but mtail doesn't support it at the moment. The two main issues,
5/24/21
dc3o
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Jamie Wilkinson
6
5/18/21
help needed
Great, thanks! On Tue, May 18, 2021 at 11:27 AM Jamie Wilkinson <j...@spacepants.org> wrote:
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help needed
Great, thanks! On Tue, May 18, 2021 at 11:27 AM Jamie Wilkinson <j...@spacepants.org> wrote:
5/18/21
David Karlsen
7/22/20
Re: literal (constant) labels - howto?
Never mind - I fixed it. Current master is a working version. ons. 22. jul. 2020 kl. 03:22 skrev
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Re: literal (constant) labels - howto?
Never mind - I fixed it. Current master is a working version. ons. 22. jul. 2020 kl. 03:22 skrev
7/22/20
Алексей Ясинский
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Jamie Wilkinson
3
2/18/20
disable any of mtail logs
Just noticed that the list got dropped from the reply list On Tue, 18 Feb 2020, 07:17 Jamie Wilkinson
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disable any of mtail logs
Just noticed that the list got dropped from the reply list On Tue, 18 Feb 2020, 07:17 Jamie Wilkinson
2/18/20
Samya Maiti
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Jamie Wilkinson
2
12/15/19
Subtracting two Timestamp in single logs line
You'll need mtail to count the events, and something else (like http://prometheus.io) to do the
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Subtracting two Timestamp in single logs line
You'll need mtail to count the events, and something else (like http://prometheus.io) to do the
12/15/19
Saveetha Rudramoorthy
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Jamie Wilkinson
2
8/30/19
New to mtail and need basic help
Do these statistics get appended to a log file continuously? If yes, then mtail would be useful. If
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New to mtail and need basic help
Do these statistics get appended to a log file continuously? If yes, then mtail would be useful. If
8/30/19
Chris Card
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Jamie Wilkinson
5
7/4/19
histogram buckets not updating
v3.0.0-rc32 will have the fix in it. On Tue., 2 Jul. 2019, 17:58 Chris Card, <ctc...@gmail.com
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histogram buckets not updating
v3.0.0-rc32 will have the fix in it. On Tue., 2 Jul. 2019, 17:58 Chris Card, <ctc...@gmail.com
7/4/19
Алексей Ясинский
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Jamie Wilkinson
4
5/15/19
Variable persistence
Hi all, There isn't a way to do it between mtail restarts. This isn't the first time this is
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Variable persistence
Hi all, There isn't a way to do it between mtail restarts. This isn't the first time this is
5/15/19
Sandeep Dharembra
4/28/19
mtail is tailing only the first file matching the glob pattern
Details here - https://github.com/google/mtail/issues/229
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mtail is tailing only the first file matching the glob pattern
Details here - https://github.com/google/mtail/issues/229
4/28/19
Michael Hobbs
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Jamie Wilkinson
3
4/5/19
Prometheus-style cumulative histograms
Yay! I was about to asked what version because I just fixed that issue :) On Sat., 6 Apr. 2019, 00:40
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Prometheus-style cumulative histograms
Yay! I was about to asked what version because I just fixed that issue :) On Sat., 6 Apr. 2019, 00:40
4/5/19
Сева
,
Jamie Wilkinson
3
4/5/19
mtail + graphite
You're writing the values from mtail directly to graphite I take it? Yes. how else? I thought in
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mtail + graphite
You're writing the values from mtail directly to graphite I take it? Yes. how else? I thought in
4/5/19
CJohn
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Jamie Wilkinson
4
3/23/19
Is there any way to reload new programs without restarting mtail
Glad to hear it! On Sat., 23 Mar. 2019, 22:34 CJohn, <charl...@gmail.com> wrote: Great,
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Is there any way to reload new programs without restarting mtail
Glad to hear it! On Sat., 23 Mar. 2019, 22:34 CJohn, <charl...@gmail.com> wrote: Great,
3/23/19
junior tehe
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CJohn
7
3/23/19
type for metric
@junior, eventhough your metrics were defined as guages they are actually working as counters (only
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type for metric
@junior, eventhough your metrics were defined as guages they are actually working as counters (only
3/23/19
junior tehe
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Jamie Wilkinson
3
1/3/19
Remote server
I will try this option. thanks! Le mer. 2 janv. 2019 à 23:19, Jamie Wilkinson <j...@google.com>
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Remote server
I will try this option. thanks! Le mer. 2 janv. 2019 à 23:19, Jamie Wilkinson <j...@google.com>
1/3/19
sain...@gmail.com
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Jamie Wilkinson
2
12/24/18
mtail Configuration
The mtail program is all self contained. It doesn't use the JVM. You can download one of the
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mtail Configuration
The mtail program is all self contained. It doesn't use the JVM. You can download one of the
12/24/18