Create a logs app plugin with Grafana Scenes and Grafana Loki

The blog post explores the process of creating a logs application plugin using Grafana's plugin tools, Grafana Scenes, and Grafana Loki, an open-source log aggregation system. By leveraging Grafana Scenes, a new front-end library, developers can create dynamic, dashboard-like experiences within Grafana application plugins. The guide outlines the setup requirements, including Node.js, Yarn or npm, and Docker, and provides step-by-step instructions for creating a project, configuring a Loki data source, and composing a scene using Grafana Scenes. The post details how to build queries and visualizations, such as stat, time series, and logs panels, to effectively handle and display log data. It emphasizes the expressive capabilities of the Scenes library in constructing dynamic user interfaces and encourages readers to explore further resources to enhance their understanding and use of Grafana's tools. The blog concludes with a prompt to try Grafana Cloud, highlighting its free tier and various plans.