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Administer Observability

After installing Observability, use the topics in this section to manage, configure, and maintain your deployment. These tasks are typically performed by the person who installed Observability or manages the infrastructure it runs on.

Manage the application

Observability runs as a Docker Compose application. Use the docker compose CLI to operate the application. All commands must be run in the directory that contains the obs-docker-compose.yml file generated by the installation.

Stop the application

docker compose -f obs-docker-compose.yml down

Restart the application

docker compose -f obs-docker-compose.yml up -d --wait

View application logs

To view real-time logs from the Observability containers, use the following command. Press Ctrl+C to stop following.

docker compose -f obs-docker-compose.yml logs -f

Configure your deployment

Observability is configured through environment variables in the obs-docker-compose.yml file. After making changes, restart the application for them to take effect.

  • Configure Email Server — connect an SMTP email server to enable email notifications for rule-based alerts.

Maintain your deployment