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@@ -1,4 +1,69 @@ -# 🪵 Logtail - Ruby Logging For Everyone +# Logtail - Ruby Logging Made Easy + + [![Logtail ruby dashboard](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/19272921/154085622-59997d5a-3f91-4bc9-a815-3b8ead16d28d.jpeg)](https://betterstack.com/logtail) [![ISC License](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-ISC-ff69b4.svg)](LICENSE.md) +[![Gem Version](https://badge.fury.io/rb/logtail-ruby.svg)](https://badge.fury.io/rb/logtail-ruby) [![Build Status](https://github.com/logtail/logtail-ruby/workflows/build/badge.svg)](https://github.com/logtail/logtail-ruby/actions?query=workflow%3Abuild) + +Collect logs directly from your Ruby projects. To start logging Ruby on Rails projects explore the [Logtail Rails library](https://github.com/logtail/logtail-ruby-rails). + +[Logtail](https://betterstack.com/logtail) is a hosted service that centralizes all of your logs into one place. Allowing for analysis, correlation and filtering with SQL. Actionable Grafana dashboards and collaboration come built-in. Logtail works with [any language or platform and any data source](https://docs.logtail.com/). + +### Features +- Simple integration. +- Support for structured logging and events. +- Automatically captures useful context. +- Performant, light weight, with a thoughtful design. + +### Supported language versions +- Ruby 2.7.0 or newer + +# Installation +Install the Logtail Ruby client library, run the following command: + +```bash +bundle add logtail +``` + +This will install Logtail gem and create `Gemfile` and `Gemfile.lock` that are used to track the code dependencies. + +Alternatively, add `gem "logtail"` to your `Gemfile` manually and then run `bundle install`. + +--- + +# Example project + +To help you get started with using Logtail in your Ruby projects, we have prepared a simple program that showcases the usage of Logtail logger. + +## Download and install the example project + +You can download the [example project](https://github.com/logtail/logtail-ruby/tree/main/example-project) from GitHub directly or you can clone it to a select directory. Make sure you are in the projects directory and run the following command: + +```bash +bundle install +``` + +This will install all dependencies listed in the `Gemfile.lock` file. + + ## Run the example project + + To run the example application, run the following command: + +```bash +ruby main.rb <source-token> +``` + +*Don't forget to replace `<source-token>` with your actual source token which you can find by going to logtail.com -> sources -> edit.* + +This will create a total of 5 different logs, each corresponding to a different log level. You can review these logs in Logtail. + +## Explore how example project works + +Learn how to setup Ruby logging by exploring the workings of the [example project](https://github.com/logtail/logtail-ruby/tree/main/example-project) in detail. + +--- + +## Get in touch + +Have any questions? Please explore the Logtail [documentation](https://docs.logtail.com/) or contact our [support](https://betterstack.com/help).