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Rootprint

Rootprint is an open-source, self-hosted log and trace explorer that searches indexes stored on S3-compatible object storage or local disk. It accepts logs and traces through OpenTelemetry Protocol (OTLP) Protobuf or HTTP from compatible collectors and agents, then provides severity-aware log search, field discovery, histograms, query autocomplete, saved views, share links, and exports.

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Overview

Its trace view displays per-span timing, attributes, and events, with links between spans and their logs. A service-health dashboard reports request rate, error rate, p95 latency, time-intensive endpoints, outbound dependencies, and failing spans. The application also includes team roles, scoped ingest keys, service accounts, personal API keys, and SSO through Google, GitHub, or OpenID Connect.

Rootprint is distributed under the Apache-2.0 license and can be run with Docker Compose. The repository describes it as being under active development and not yet at version 1.0; its API uses Hono and its web interface uses SvelteKit, with Quickwit used in the object-storage-backed search setup.

What Rootprint is used for

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  • A low-cost observability and log-exploration tool that indexes logs on object storage or local disks and provides severity filters, saved views, and trace waterfalls.

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