stream_remote_process_logs

A proof of concept on how to run a process remotely and have its logs streamed through a websocket.

Installation

1. Build this piece of shyte

$ git clone https://github.com/kwalter94/stream_remote_process_logs.git
$ cd stream_remote_process_logs
$ shards install
$ make

2. Install redis

Usage

1. Start redis on http://localhost:6379

2. Start (websocket) server

./stream_remote_process_logs serve

3. Run a command

./stream_remote_process_logs exec -- journalctl -f # journalctl -f is the command we want to stream

4. Copy command id from process above and input it at http://localhost:8000 to start receiving logs from the process. You can run a sudo command in another window to force some logs to be appended to the journal.

Limitations/Notes

• Redis pub/sub is fire and forget... So you will miss some (a lot) of messages
• Redis streams would be better for this but the underlying library used here does not support them (yet)

Contributing

1. Fork it (https://github.com/kwalter94/stream_remote_process_logs/fork)
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b my-new-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -am 'Add some feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin my-new-feature)
5. Create a new Pull Request

Contributors

• Walter Kaunda - creator and maintainer