Getting the Most Out of Your Logs at 3 AM - Effective Logging Practices

Explore effective logging practices in this conference talk from Conf42 Observability 2024. Learn about the importance of logging, common mistakes to avoid, and best practices for troubleshooting production issues, monitoring application health, and conducting security audits. Discover how to structure logs, set appropriate log levels, and extract valuable insights from log data. Gain knowledge on log storage solutions, alerting mechanisms, and popular logging frameworks like EFK and Grafana Loki. Equip yourself with practical strategies to navigate and utilize logs effectively, even during late-night debugging sessions.

intro
preamble
ahoami ?
what's this talk about?
what is logging?
why is logging?
troubleshooting prod issue
monitoring applicaiton health and performance
security aduting, logging framework
common logging scenario
common logging mistakes
ignoring context with log messages
not setting proper log level
unstructured data
value type mismarch for a same key
logging checklist
what to log?
keep the logs structured
benefits of structured logging
logging scenarios
log storage
alerting
user logs at 3am
extract events from request cycle
don't get lost in logs!
common logging practices
efk
grafana loki
thank for listening. questions?