Getting Started

Get up and running with Lognitor in under 2 minutes. This guide walks you through creating your account, installing the SDK, and sending your first log.

Create Your Account

Head to dashboard.lognitor.com and sign up with your email. Verify your email address to activate your account.

Lognitor offers a free tier with 10K logs per month and 3-day retention — no credit card required. You can upgrade later as your needs grow.

Create a Project

After signing in, you'll be prompted to create your first project. A project represents a single application or service that sends logs to Lognitor.

  1. Click "Create Project".
  2. Give it a name (e.g., "API Backend", "Web App").
  3. Select your platform (Node.js, Python, PHP, Browser, etc.).

Get Your API Key

Once your project is created, Lognitor generates an API key for it. Copy this key — you'll use it to authenticate your SDK.

You can always find your API keys later in Projects → your project → API Keys.

Keep your API key secure

Do not commit API keys to version control. Use environment variables instead.

Install the SDK

Install the Lognitor SDK for your platform:

Initialize and Send Your First Log

Initialize the SDK with your API key and send a test log:

Verify in the Dashboard

Go back to dashboard.lognitor.com. Your log should appear within seconds on the Dashboard page and in the Logs viewer.

If this is your first log, the onboarding wizard will complete and the dashboard will come alive with data. You'll see your log volume chart, recent logs, and level breakdown.

Use Live Tail for real-time debugging

Open the Live Tail page to watch logs arrive in real time — like tail -f for your cloud application.

What's Next?

Now that you're sending logs, here are the recommended next steps:

  • Explore the SDK Reference — learn about log levels, error capturing, breadcrumbs, user context, and more.
  • Error Tracking — see how Lognitor automatically groups errors, generates stack traces, and provides AI-powered analysis.
  • Set Up Alerts — create alert rules to get notified when errors spike or services go down.
  • AI Features — use AI Chat, auto-triage, incident timelines, and natural language alerts.
  • Connect Integrations — wire up Slack, webhooks, and CI/CD for notifications and release tracking.
Check your plan limits

View your log usage and plan limits at any time from the Usage page or the counter in the top-right corner of the dashboard.

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