A tool that tails log files and exports internal state as metrics to a time-series database like Prometheus. It uses a domain-specific language to define regular expressions for parsing logs into counters and gauges.
Tech Stack
GoMonitoring & Logs
Why mtail?
• Extremely lightweight
• No changes to app code
• Direct Prometheus integration
Limitations
• Complex DSL syntax
• Regex performance overhead
• No built-in log storage
3/5/2026
Last Update
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Forks
59
Issues
Apache-2.0
License
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