Self-host telescope
v0.0.27Web-based log viewer for ClickHouse, StarRocks, Docker, K8s
- Stars
- 712
- Port
- 9898 (HTTP web interface)
ghcr.io/iamtelescope/telescope
What is telescope?
Telescope is a web-based log viewer UI that provides a unified interface for exploring log data stored in ClickHouse, StarRocks, Docker, and Kubernetes. It supports multiple data source connections with configurable field mappings, autocompletion, and role-based access control per source. Users can filter and search logs using structured filters or raw SQL WHERE clauses, visualize data with interactive charts grouped by any field including nested JSON, and save filter presets as shared views. Authentication supports local username/password, GitHub OAuth with organization restrictions, and Okta OAuth with PKCE. The application runs as a Docker container (ghcr.io/iamtelescope/telescope) on port 9898 with a SQLite database for its own metadata, while log data lives in the external sources. It is currently in beta (version 0.0.27) with breaking changes between releases requiring database migrations.
Should you self-host telescope?
telescope scores 49/100 on selfhost.directory (how scoring works) and ranks #6 of 13 in Log Management. It has 712 GitHub stars.
It shipped 5 stable releases in the past year. The latest, v0.0.27, came out on 8 May 2026. New versions land roughly every 2 weeks.
Setup is moderate: expect some configuration beyond a single command. An official Docker image is available. It is MIT-licensed and written mostly in Python.
Its closest alternative on selfhost.directory is Dozzle (77/100, 14 752 stars). It scores higher overall, so compare the two before you pick. See telescope vs Dozzle side by side.
Features
- Data Visualization
- FlyQL query language
- Focus mode
- GitHub OAuth authentication
- Multi-source log exploration
- Okta OAuth authentication
- Raw SQL querying
- Role-based Access Control
- Saved Views
- Structured log filtering
telescope README
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