Live tailing
Live Tail streams log lines as they arrive. Open it when you want to watch what's happening *right now* — like tail -f for the cluster.
Header
- Title:
Live Tail · Real-time log streaming. - Top-right indicator: red dot + "Disconnected" when no stream is active; green dot + "Streaming" + a live entry counter when active.
- Connect button (turns into Disconnect when streaming).
- A clear (trash) icon empties the on-screen buffer without affecting the connection.
- A pause icon next to Disconnect freezes the on-screen flow without breaking the stream.
Filters
| Filter | Notes |
|---|---|
| All Levels | Filter by log level (debug / info / warn / error / trace). |
| All namespaces | Multi-select Kubernetes namespaces. |
| All pods | Multi-select pod names. |
| Highlight keyword | Free-text — matching substrings get highlighted in the rendered lines (does not filter, only highlights). |
The source switcher in the left rail also scopes the stream — pick one source to tail only its lines.
Connecting
Click Connect. The page subscribes to the server's live log feed (WebSocket or SSE — implementation detail) and lines start scrolling in. The entry counter top-right increments live.
If your filter is too loose (all sources, no level filter), the stream can fire thousands of lines per second and the browser will throttle. Tighten the filter when this happens — narrower scope is faster and easier to read.
Pausing
Click the pause icon. The stream stays connected; new lines are buffered server-side and arrive when you resume, but the on-screen rendering stops scrolling so you can read what's there.
Click again (now a play icon) to resume.
Clearing
The trash icon empties the on-screen buffer. The connection stays open and new lines continue to arrive — useful when the screen is full of lines you've already seen and you want a fresh canvas.
Disconnecting
Click Disconnect. The stream closes. Switching pages or tabs does not auto-disconnect (the stream stays open in the background) until you explicitly disconnect or close the browser tab.
What this page is not
- Not historical search. Use Log Explorer to query past data.
- Not persistent. The on-screen buffer is local to this browser tab. Closing the tab loses the lines.
- Not a substitute for alerting. Watching a tail to catch problems is reactive. Set up Alerts for proactive detection.