#30RUNTIMEOBSERVE
Central Logging
Aggregated, searchable logs
Medium
Overview
All application and system logs aggregated to a central location. Structured, searchable, and retained.
Why It Matters
One place to look. Correlate across services. Answer 'what happened before the crash?'
The Risk
Without central logging, debugging requires SSH access to multiple servers. When servers crash, logs are lost. You can't correlate events across services or track down root causes.
Implementation Components
A complete implementation of this capability includes:
- Log aggregation system (Loki, Elasticsearch)
- Log shipping from all services and servers
- Structured logging format (JSON)
- Retention policy (30+ days)
- Searchable and filterable interface
- Integration with alerting for error patterns
Implementation Pattern
- 1Choose log aggregation system
- 2Configure log shipping
- 3Use structured logging
- 4Set retention policies
Pipeline Coverage
This continuous capability monitors and applies to the following pipeline phases:
BUILDSTAGERELEASE
Tool Examples
These are examples, not endorsements. Choose what fits your context.
Dependencies
Enables (unlocks)
Same Layer
Other capabilities in this continuous layer
- •#31 LLM Log Analysis
- •#32 Metrics & Alerting
- •#33 Error Tracking
- •#34 LLM Error Analysis
- •#35 Uptime Monitoring
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